Molecular identification of staphylococcus-type bacteria

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a method of detecting, by means of molecular identification, a bacterium from one of the  Staphylococcus -type species. The invention method is characterised in that the following are used: a fragment of the rpoB gene of said bacterium, comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from one of the SEQ ID. no. 11 to 39 sequences, that reverse sequences, the reverse sequences and the complimentary sequences; or an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence having at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of the SEQ.ID. no. 7 to 10 sequences, in which N represents a nucleotide selected from inosine and an eqimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides selected from A, T, C or G and from the oligonucleotides of the reverse sequences and complementary sequences.

[0001] The present invention pertains to the area of diagnosis. More precisely, the invention concerns a method for the molecular identification of bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus using detection and/or amplifying and sequencing techniques with probes or oligonucleotide primers applied to strains of this bacterial genus.

[0002] Bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus are Gram-positive and catalase-positive cocciform bacteria of which 36 species are currently known including 9 with sub-species [Euzéby JP. (1997) Int J Syst Bacteriol 47:590-2]. These species are coagulase-negative, with the exception of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus delphinii, Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans, and a few strains of Staphylococcus hyicus [Kloos W E (1995) in Manual of Clinical Micriobiology, pp 282-298, ASM Press]. These species are readily and routinely isolated and cultivated from environmental samples, veterinary clinical samples and human clinical samples [Kloos WE (1986) in Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, pp. 1013-1035, Williams & Wilkins]. In man, Staphylococcus aureus is a coagulase-positive species responsible for food poisoning related to the production of an enterotoxin, for staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome and for purulent infections characterized by septic metastases remote from the initial site of infection. Strains of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin, a first-line antibiotic to fight infection, represent a major problem for public health regarding nosocomial infections, i.e. infections contracted by patients in hospitals and other care institutions. Bacteria belonging to species of the coagulase-negative Staphylococcus genus form part of the normal flora in man. These species are also responsible for nosocomial infections, especially through infection from implanted foreign material, prostheses in particular [Kloos WE (1994) Clin. Microbiol. Rev.7:117-140].

[0003] These different species raise the problem of their identification. Conventional phenotype identification methods are the most frequently used to identify bacteria belonging to species of the Staphylococcus genus [Kloos WE (1991) J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:738-744] and several identification kits and automated units have been developed to assist in the phenotype identification of bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus. However, the extent of identification in routine practice is variable [Grant CE (1994) Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 18:1-5; Perl T M (1994) Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 18, 151-5; Refshal K (1992) J. Hosp. Infect. 22,19-31]: for example these systems mostly confuse between bacteria belonging to the Staphylococcus hominis and Staphylococcus warneri species with error rates of 27 to 36% [Gran C E (1994) Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 18:1-5; Leven M (1995) J. Clin. Microbiol.33:1060-3]. Similarly, Staphylococcus schleiferi can be misidentified by automated identification systems [Calvo J. (2000) J. Clin. Microbiol. 38:3887-9]. Molecular methods can in theory give better results when identifying bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus on account of their sensitivity and specificity. The molecular targets currently proposed for the molecular identification of Staphylococcus bacteria comprise the 16S rDNA gene encoding the 16S sub-unit of ribosomal RNA [Bialkowska-Hobrzanska H et al. (1990) Eur. J. Microbiol. Infect. Dis.9:588-594], the intergenic spacer encoding transfer RNAs [Maes N. et al (1997) J. Clin. Microbiol.35:2477-2481], the hsp60 gene encoding the heat shock protein 60 [Goh SH et al. (1996) J. Clin. Microbiol. 34:818-823; Goh S H (1997) J. Clin. Microbiol. 35, 3116-3121; Kwok A Y (1999) Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49, 1181-1192] and the femA gene [Vannuffel P et al, Res. Microbiol. 150:129-141]. Hybridization of oligo-nucleotides is the technique generally offered to target these identification regions. Detection of the nuc gene is limited to bacteria of the Staphylococcus aureus species [Brakstad O G (1992) J. Clin. Microbiol. 30:1654-1660] and a chromosomal fragment has been reported for the identification of bacteria of the Staphylococcus epidermidis species [Martineau F (1996) J. Clin. Microbiol. 34:2888-2893]. There still exists, therefore, a demand for a molecular identification tool for bacteria of the Staphylococcus species which can be routinely used in bacteriology laboratories [Kleeman K T (1993) J. Clin. Microbiol. 31, 1318-1321].

[0004] The inventors have shown in this invention that the rpoB gene constitutes a genetic marker enabling the detection and specific identification of the bacteria of each species of the Staphylococcus genus.

[0005] More particularly, the present invention concerns sequences of specific nucleic acids of the genus or of each species of the Staphylococcus genus whose nucleotide sequence is drawn from the rpoB gene of said bacteria.

[0006] According to Lazcano et al [J. Mol. Evol. (1988) 27:365-376], RNA polymerases are divided into two groups depending upon their origin, one formed by viral RNA- or DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, and the other formed by DNA-dependent RNA polymerases of eukaryotic or prokaryotic origin (archaebacteria and eubacteria). Eubacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerases are characterized by a simple, multimeric, conserved structure noted “core enzyme” represented by are or “holoenzyme” represented by αββσ [Yura and Ishihama, Ann. Rev. Genet. (1979) 13:59-97]. Numerous studies have highlighted the functional role, within the multimeric enzyme complex, of the β subunit of eubacterial RNA polymerase. Archaebacterial and eukaryotic RNA polymerases, for their part, have a more complex structure possibly reaching a dozen or even around thirty subunits [Puhlet et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1989) 86:4569-4573].

[0007] The genes encoding the different αββ′σ subunits of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase in eubacteria, respectively the rpoA, rpoB, rpoC and rpoD genes, are classified in different groups comprising the genes coding for the proteins forming ribosomal subunits or for enzymes involved in the replication and repair of the genome [Yura and Yshihma, Ann. Rev. Genet. (1979) 13:59-97]. Some authors have shown that the sequences of the ropB and rpoC genes could be used to construct phylogenetic trees ([Rowland et al. Biochem. Soc. Trans. (1992) 21:40S) enabling separation of the different branches and sub-branches among the kingdoms of the living.

[0008] Before setting forth the invention in more detail, different terms used in the description and claims are defined below:

[0009] by “nucleic acid extracted from bacteria” is meant either total nucleic acid, or genomic DNA, or messenger RNAs or further DNA obtained from reverse transcription of messenger RNAs;

[0010] a “nucleotide fragment” or an oligonucleotide are two synonymous terms denoting a chain of nucleotide patterns characterized by an information sequence of natural (or optionally modified) nucleic acids able to hybridize, like natural nucleic acids, with a complementary or substantially complementary nucleotide fragment under pre-determined conditions of high stringency. The chain may contain nucleotide patterns of different structure from that of natural nucleic acids. A nucleotide fragment (or oligonucleotide) may for example contain up to 100 nucleotide patterns. It generally contains at least 10, and in particular at least 12 nucleotide patterns and may be obtained from a molecule of natural nucleic acid and/or by genetic recombination and/or by chemical synthesis.

[0011] a nucleotide pattern is derived from a monomer which may be a natural nucleotide of nucleic acid whose constituent parts are a sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base chosen from among adenine (A), guanine (G), uracil (U), cytosine (C), thymine (T); or else the monomer is a nucleotide modified in at least one the three preceding constituent parts; by way of example, the modification may occur either at the bases, with modified bases such as inosine which can hybridise with any A, T, U, C or G base, methyl-5-deoxycytidine, deoxyuridine, dimethylamino-5-dexyuridine or any other modified base able to hybridize, or at the sugar level, for example the replacement of at least one deoxyribose by a polyamide [Nielsen PE et al., Science (1991) 254:1497-15000] or further at the phosphate group level, for example through replacement by esters chosen in particular from among diphosphates, alkylphosphates and phosphorothioates,

[0012] by “hybridization” is meant the process during which, under appropriate conditions, two nucleotide fragments having sufficiently complementary sequences are able to associate together through stable, specific hydrogen bonds, to form a double strand. Hybridization conditions are determined by “stringency”, i.e. the strictness of operating conditions. Hybridization is all the more specific the more it is performed under high stringency. Stringency is related in particular to the base composition of a probe/target duplex, and by the extend of mismatch between two nucleic acids. Stringency may also depend upon the parameters of the hybridization reaction, such as concentration and the type of ion species present in the hybridization solution, the type and concentration of denaturing agents and/or hybridization temperature. The stringency of the conditions under which a hybridization reaction is to be performed depends in particular upon the probes used. All this data is well known and the appropriate conditions may possibly be determined in each case through routine experiments. In general, depending upon the length of the probes used, the temperature for hybridization reaction lies between approximately 20 and 65° C., in particular between 35 and 65° C. in a saline solution at a concentration of approximately 0.8 to 1 M.

[0013] a “probe” is a nucleotide fragment having hybridization specificity under determined conditions to form a hybridization complex with a nucleic acid having, in this case, a nucleotide sequence included either in a messenger RNA, or in a DNA obtained by reverse transcription of said messenger RNA, the product of transcription; a probe may be used for diagnostic purposes (in particular capture or detection probes) or for therapeutic purposes,

[0014] a “capture probe” is a probe that is immobilized or can be immobilized on a solid carrier by any appropriate means, by covalence for example, by adsorption or direct synthesis on a solid. Examples of carriers include microtitration plates and DNA chips,

[0015] a “detection probe” is a probe labeled with a marking agent chosen for example from radioactive isotopes, enzymes, in particular enzymes able to act on a chromogenous, fluorigenous or luminescent substrate (in particular a peroxydase or an alkaline phosphatase), chromophor chemical compounds, chromogenous, fluorigenous or luminescent compounds, analogues of nucleotide bases and ligands such as biotin,

[0016] a “species probe” is a probe enabling specific identification of the species of a bacterium,

[0017] a “genus probe” is a probe enabling specific identification of the genus of a bacterium,

[0018] a “primer” is a probe containing for example 10 to 100 nucleotide patterns and having hybridization specificity under determined conditions for enzyme amplification reactions,

[0019] by “amplification reaction” is meant an enzyme polymerization reaction, for example in an amplifying technique such as PCR, initiated by primer oligonucleotides and using a DNA polymerase,

[0020] by “sequencing reaction” is meant the obtaining of the sequence of a nucleic acid fragment or of a complete gene using an abortive polymerization method with oligonucleotide primers and using said dideoxynucleotides [Sanger F, Coulson AR (1975), J. Mol. Biol. 94: 441] or by multiple hybridizations with multiple probes fixed on a solid carrier such as used in DNA chips for example.

[0021] The inventors have determined the complete sequences of the rpoB genes of four species of bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus. These four species were chosen by the inventors as representing the four main genetic groups determined on the basis of studies on the 16S gene in bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus, namely the species that are the most divergent phylogenetically among all the species currently described in this genus, so that the alignment of the ropB sequences obtained in these four species may, most probably, phylogenetically encompass all the ropB sequences of all the species of this bacterial genus.

[0022] The inventors have evidenced the consensus and specific sequences SEQ.ID. no. 7 to 10 described in the list of sequences at the end of the description. The inventors have determined said sequences SEQ.ID no 7 to 10 as being not only consensual between all bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus but also specific to the family of bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus, with the exception of Staphylococcus schleiferi in respect of sequence SEQ.ID.no.8.

[0023] These sequences are present in the rpoB genes of all bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus and are specific to bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus which may be used as genus probe to detect any bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus with the exception of Staphylococcus schleiferi regarding sequence SEQ.ID. no.8.

[0024] In sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 and 10, the nucleotide N mentioned in the list of sequences at the end of the description, may represent inosine or an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C and Gt, or A, U, C and G respectively insofar as, as mentioned in the definitions, an oligonucleotide or a fragment of nucleic acid according to the invention may be in the form of an oxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or a ribonucleic acid (RNA) for which, in this case, T is replaced by U.

[0025] When “N” represents said equimolar mixture of nucleotides at a given position, this means that the nucleotide at the said given position indifferently represents A, T, C or G (or respectively A, U, C or G when applicable) and that the oligonucleotide of the invention is more precisely made up of an equimolar mixture of 4 groups of oligonucleotides in each of which N has a different meaning at said given position and respectively represents each of the 4 bases A, T, C or G (or respectively A, U, C or G).

[0026] At the position corresponding to a nucleotide N in sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 and 10, variable nucleotides are found in the complementary target sequences in relation to the species of the bacterium under consideration, but all the other nucleotides are conserved in all the species of the bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus. Since “N” represents inosine which is able to hybridize with any base, or an equimolar mixture of the 4 bases A, T, C, G, the sequences SEQ.ID. no. 7 and 10 can hybridize with the complementary sequence included in the rpoB gene of all the bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus.

[0027] In addition, the consensus sequences SEQ.ID. no. 9 and SEQ.ID. no.10 flank hypervariable sequences whose sequence is specific to each bacterial species of the Staphylococcus genus. The sequences flanked by SEQ.ID. no. 9 and 10 may therefore be used a species probes for bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus.

[0028] Also, the sequences SEQ.ID. no.9 and 10 were determined as flanking a fragment of the rpoB gene comprising a zone whose variable length is approximately 500 bp and forms the shortest specific sequence for each bacterial species of the Staphylococcus genus.

[0029] The inventors were therefore able to identify species probes for each of the 29 bacterial species of the Staphylococcus genus studied, corresponding to the sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 flanked by the consensus sequences SEQ.ID. no. 9 and 10.

[0030] Consensus sequences SEQ.ID. no. 7 to 10 identified in the invention, may be used as amplification or sequencing reaction primer in methods to detect bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus by molecular identification.

[0031] Sequences SEQ.ID. no. 7 to 10 therefore not only make it possible to prepare genus probes for bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus, but also to detect and identify the species of said bacteria by amplification and sequencing using said sequences as primers.

[0032] More precisely, the present invention provides a method for detecting, by identification, a bacterium of a species of the Staphylococcus genus, characterized in that use is made of:

[0033] the rpoB gene of said bacterium or a fragment of said rpoB gene of said bacterium, comprising a nucleotide sequence chosen from among one of the sequences SEQ.ID no.11 to 29 and 31 to 39, the reverse sequences and the complementary sequences, or

[0034] a fragment of said rpoB gene of said bacterium, consisting of nucleotide sequence SEQ.ID. no.39, the reverse sequence and the complementary sequence, or

[0035] an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns, included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine or an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C or G, the reverse sequences and the complementary sequences.

[0036] Said oligonucleotides preferably comprise 12 to 35 nucleotide patterns, and further preferably said oligonucleotides consist of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, the reverse sequences and the complementary sequences.

[0037] In one first embodiment of a detection method according to the invention, it is sought to show the presence of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus and, in a first variant, the steps are performed in which:

[0038] 1—at least one genus probe is contacted comprising a said oligonucleotide containing a sequence included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, the reverse sequences and the complementary sequences, and

[0039] 2—the formation or non-formation is determined of a hybridization complex between said genus probe and the nucleic acids of the sample, and the presence is determined of said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus if there is formation of a hybridization complex.

[0040] In a second variant of embodiment of the detection method for a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, the steps are performed in which:

[0041] 1—the amplification primers comprising said oligonucleotides containing a sequence of at least 12 nucleotide patterns included in at least two sequences drawn from sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, reverse sequences and complementary sequences, are contacted with a sample containing or likely to contain nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, with:

[0042] as 5′ primer: an oligonucleotide chosen from among the oligonucleotides comprising a sequence included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no. 7 to 9 or the complementary sequences, preferably an oligonucleotide consisting of said complete sequences, and

[0043] as 3′ primer: an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no. 10 or 8 or respectively a complementary sequence, preferably an oligonucleotide consisting of said complete sequences.

[0044] 2—amplification of the nucleic acids is conducted by enzymatic polymerization reaction and the onset or absence of an amplification product is determined, and hence the presence of said bacterium is determined in the sample if an amplification product occurs.

[0045] More particularly, in this second variant of the first embodiment, as 5′ primer an oligonucleotide of sequence SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 is used or a complementary sequence, and as 3′ primer an oligonucleotide of sequence SEQ.ID. No.10 or respectively a complementary sequence.

[0046] In a second embodiment of the method for bacterium detection according to the invention, it is sought to specifically detect a given species of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus chosen from among the species: Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus simulans, Staphylococcus sciuri, Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus saphrophyticus, Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus pulveris, Staphylococcus muscae, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus lentis, Staphylococcus kloosii, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus hyicus, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus gallinarum, Staphylococcus felis, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus cohni, Staphylococcus chromogenes, Staphylococcus carnosus, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus auricularis, Staphylococcus aureus subs. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus subs. anaerobius, Staphylococcus arlettae, Staphylococcus caprae.

[0047] In a first variant of this second embodiment of the method of the invention, the steps are performed in which:

[0048] 1—a sample containing or likely to contain nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium is contacted with at least one species probe consisting of a said gene fragment containing a sequence included in one of the sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39, the reverse sequences and complementary sequences, preferably an oligonucleotide consisting of one of said sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39, or an oligonucleotide of reverse or complementary sequence, and

[0049] 2—the formation or absence is determined of a hybridization complex between said probe and the nucleic acids of the sample.

[0050] In a second variant of this said second embodiment of the method of the invention in which it is sought to specifically detect a given species of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus chosen from among the 29 species cites above, the method comprises the steps in which, in a sample containing or likely to contain nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium:

[0051] a) a sequencing reaction is conducted of a fragment of the amplified ropB gene of said given bacterium using nucleotide primers consisting of oligonucleotides comprising a sequence included in sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 as 5′ primer, and SEQ.ID. no.10 as 3′ primer, preferably oligonucleotides consisting of said sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 and 10, or their complementary sequences, and

[0052] b) the presence or absence is determined of the given species of said bacterium by comparing the sequence of said fragment obtained with the sequence of the complete rpoB gene of said bacterium or the sequence of a fragment of the rpoB gene of said bacterium respectively comprising said sequences no.11 to 39 and complementary sequences, and in this way the presence of said bacterium in the sample is determined if the sequence of the fragment obtained is identical to the known sequence of the genus or of the fragment of the ropB gene of said bacterium.

[0053] More particularly, in this second variant:

[0054] at step a) the steps are performed comprising:

[0055] 1—a first amplification of the nucleic acid of said sample with a pair of 5′ and 3′ primers chosen from among oligonucleotides respectively containing sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 and respectively SEQ.ID. no.10 or their complementary sequences, and the occurrence or absence of an amplification product at step 1 is determined, and

[0056] 2—a sequencing reaction is conducted of the amplicons determined at step 1 with the 5′ and 3′ primers consisting of oligonucleotides containing sequences SEQ.ID. no.9 and respectively SEQ.ID. no. 10, preferably consisting of said sequences SEQ.ID. no. 7 and 10 or their complementary sequences, preferably consisting of said sequences SEQ.ID.no. 9 and 10 or their complementary sequences, and

[0057] at step b), a comparison is made between the sequences obtained with respectively one of sequences SEQ.ID. no. 11 to 39 or their complementary sequences.

[0058] A further subject of the present invention is an rpoB gene or gene fragment of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, characterized in that it comprises a sequence such as described in sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 29 and 30 to 39.

[0059] A further subject of the present invention is the complete sequence of the rpoB gene of the bacteria Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus intermedius such as described in sequences SEQ.ID. no.3 to 6, as mentioned previously these fragments of rpoB genes and complete genes can be used in particular for a method according to the invention.

[0060] The complete sequence of the rpoB gene may be used to identify the bacterium not only by studying its primary sequence, but also by examining the secondary and tertiary structures of the messenger RNA derived from the transcription of the complete DNA sequence.

[0061] A further subject of the present invention is a said rpoB gene fragment or oligonucleotide chosen from among the oligonucleotides having a sequence included in sequences SEQ.ID. no. 11 to 39 and among the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences such as defined above.

[0062] A further subject of the present invention is an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 12, preferably 12 to 35 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine and an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C or G, and the oligoucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences, preferably consisting of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 and 10 and the reverse sequences and complementary sequences in which N represents inosine.

[0063] Sequences. SEQ.ID. no.7 to 39 may be prepared by chemical synthesis using techniques well known to persons skilled in the art, described for example in the article by Itakura K. et al [(1984) Annu. Rev. Biochem. 53:323].

[0064] A first application of an oligonucleotide of the invention is its use as probe for the detection, in a biological sample, of bacteria of one of the species of the Staphylococcus genus, which comprises a nucleotide sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 39, and their reverse or complementary sequences.

[0065] A probe comprising sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10 will be used as genus probe and a probe comprising one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 will be used as species probe.

[0066] The probes of the invention may be used, for diagnostic purposes as mentioned previously, by determining the formation or non-formation of a hybridization complex between the probe and a target nucleic acid in a sample, using all known hybridization techniques and in particular DOT-BLOT techniques [Maniatis et al. (1982) Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbor], DNA transfer techniques called SOUTHERN BLOT [Southern E. M., J. Mol. Bio. (1975) 98:503] RNA transfer techniques called NORTHERN BLOT, or so-called “sandwich” techniques, in particular with a capture probe and/or detection probe, said probes being able to hybridize with two different regions of the target nucleic acid, and at least one of said probes (generally the detection probe) being able to hybridize with a region of the target which is specific to the species, the capture probe and the detection probe evidently having nucleotide sequences that are at least partly different.

[0067] The nucleic acid to be detected (target) may be DNA or RNA (the first obtained after PCR amplification). For detection of a target of double-strand nucleic acid type, the latter needs to be denatured before implementing the detection method.

[0068] The target nucleic acid may be obtained by extraction using known methods for examining nucleic acids in a sample. Denaturing a double strand nucleic acid may be conducted using known chemical, physical or enzymatic denaturing methods, in particular by heating to appropriate temperature, above 80° C.

[0069] To implement the above-mentioned hybridization techniques, in particular the “sandwich” techniques, a probe of the invention called a capture probe is immobilized on a solid carrier, and another probe of the invention called a detection probe is labeled with a marking agent. Examples of carriers and marking agents are as defined above.

[0070] Advantageously, a species probe is immobilized on a solid carrier, and another species probe is labeled with a marker.

[0071] A further application of an oligonucleotide of the invention is its use as nucleotide primer containing a monocatenary oligonucleotide chosen from among the oligonucleotides having a sequence of at least 12 nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 39, which can be used in the synthesis of a nucleic acid in the presence of a polymerase using a method known in itself, in particular in amplification methods using such synthesis in the presence of a polymerase (PCR, RT-PCR, etc.). In particular, a primer of the invention may be used for the specific reverse transcription of a messenger RNA sequence of a bacterium belonging to a species of the Staphylococcus genus to obtain a corresponding complementary DNA sequence. Said reverse transcription may form the first stage of the RT-PCR technique, the following stage being PCR amplification of the complementary DNA obtained. It is also possible to use primers of the invention for specific amplification by chain polymerization reaction of the total DNA sequence of the rpoB gene of a species of Staphylococcus genus.

[0072] In one particular case, said primer comprising an oligonucleotide of the invention also comprises the sense or anti-sense sequence of a promoter recognized by a RNA polymerase (promoters T7, T3, SP6 for example [Studier F W, B A Moffatt (1986), J. Mol. Biol. 189:113]: said primers can be used in nucleic acid amplification methods involving a transcription step, such as NASBA or 3SR techniques for example [Van Gemen B. et al. Abstract MA 1091, 7^(th) International Conference on AIDS (1991) Florence, Italy].

[0073] A further subject of the invention is a nucleotide primer comprising a monocatenary oligonucleotide chosen from among the oligonucleotides having a sequence comprising one of sequences SEQ.ID. no. 11 to 29 and 31 to 39, or preferably, consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no. 11 to 39 which can be used for total or partial sequencing of the ropB gene of any strain of a species of the Staphylococcus genus.

[0074] Partial or full sequencing of the ropB gene in any bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus enables the identification of any Staphylococcus bacterium through bio-computer analysis of this sequence and the recognition of new, unknown species of Staphylococcus bacteria.

[0075] Preferably, for use as primer or for sequencing rpoB genes, sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to SEQ.ID. no. 10 are used, in which N is the choice inosine, sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 and SEQ.ID. no.10.

[0076] A further subject of the present invention is a diagnosis kit which can be used in a method of the invention, comprising at least one said gene fragment of said oligonucleotide consisting of sequences SEQ.ID. no. 7 to 39 and the reverse sequences and complementary sequences, or a said oligonucleotide comprising a sequence included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, and/or at least one said ropB gene fragment of a said bacterium comprising sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39, and the oligonucleotides and gene fragments of reverse sequences and complementary sequences, such as defined above.

[0077] In the present description, by “reverse sequences and complementary sequences” is meant the following sequences:

[0078] the reverse sequence of said sequence,

[0079] the complementary sequence of said sequence, and

[0080] the complementary sequence of the reverse sequence of said sequence.

[0081] Finally, a last subject of the invention is a gene therapy probe to treat infections caused by a strain belonging to a species of the Staphylococcus genus, said probe comprising an oligonucleotide such as defined above. This gene therapy probe, able to hybridize on the messenger RNA and/or on the genomic DNA of said bacteria, can block phenomena of translation and/or transcription and/or replication.

[0082] The principle of gene therapy methods is known and is based especially on the use of a probe corresponding to an antisense strand; the formation of a hybrid between the probe and the sense strand is able to disturb at least one of the decoding steps of genetic information. Gene therapy probes can therefore be used as anti-bacterial medicines, to combat infections caused by bacteria of species of the Staphylococcus genus.

[0083] The invention will be better understood with the help of the description given below, divided into examples, which concerns experiments conducted to carry out the invention and which are given solely for illustrative purposes.

[0084]FIG. 1 shows visualization of the amplification products obtained in example 3 by ethidium bromide staining after electrophoresis on agarose gel.

EXAMPLE 1

[0085] Sequence of the rpoB gene in four species of the Staphylococcus genus: Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus intermedius.

[0086] The complete sequence of the ropb gene of bacteria belonging to the species Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus intermedius was determined by enzymatic amplification and direct automatic sequencing using consensus primers between the sequences of the ropB gene in Staphylococcus aureus (GenBank accession no. X64172) Bacillus subtillis (GenBank accession no. L43593). This latter bacterial species was chosen as being the Gram-positive species with low guanosine plus cytosine content the closest to species of the Staphylococcus genus (phylogenetic relationship based on comparison of sequences of the 16S rDNA gene).

[0087] Several potential consensus primers were investigated to obtain a fragment able to lead to the complete sequence of rpoB genes through successive elongations from a series of specific primers.

[0088] These consensus primers have the following sequences: SEQ ID no1: 5′-AAA CTT AAT AGA AAT TCA AAC TAA A-3′ SEQ ID no2: 5′-ATC TGG TAA AGC ATT ACC AA-3′

[0089] and made it possible to obtain a first fragment Fl having a length of 1 007 base pairs in these four species. From the alignment of the sequence of this first fragment Fl on the sequences of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, a large number of attempts with theoretically or potentially appropriate primers failed, and finally a succession of oligonucleotide primers was able to be determined to permit amplification and sequencing in successive steps of the entirety of the rpoB gene in the four species Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus intermedius. The sequence, the position in relation to the sequence of the rpoB gene of Staphylococcus aureus in GenBank (acces number X64172) and the hybridization temperature of these primers are given in the following table: Temp Primer Primer sequence (5′-3′) Position (° C.)  30 F GGTTTAGGATTAAAAGATGC 30-50 41  192 F GAAGAAGTTGGAGCTACTG 192-211 44  806 F AATAAGAGCAGGGAAAGAAAC 806-827 43  920 F AAAGAAAAGAATGAATGAACTT 920-942 39 1165 F TATGCTTATGGTATTTAGCTA 1165-1186 39 1302 F AAACTTAATAGAAATTCAAACTAAA 1302-1327 58 1450 F GTTCAAACGATAAATAGAGAA 1450-1471 39 1741 F GAAACAGATGCTAAAGATGT 1741-1761 41 1850 F CCATATACTGCGAGTGGGAA 1850-1870 47 2245 F TAGAAATTCAATCAATTAAGTATATG 2245-2271 62 2309 F TTGGTAATGCTTTACCAGAT 2309-2329 41 2334 F TGCATTACACCAGCAGATATCATTG 2334-2359 70 2412 F GATGATATTGACCATTTAGG 2412-243  41 2534 F TGAAAGAATGTCAATTCAAGA 2534-2555 39 2663 F AAACCCATTAGCTGAGTT 2663-268  38 2995 F TGGTCGTTTCATGGATGATGAAGTTG 2995-3119 74 2924 F AAGATAGCTATGTTGTAGCA 2924-2944 41 3200 F CTTAGAGAACGATGACTCTAA 3200-3221 43 3498 F TAGTTGGTTTCATGACTTGGGA 3498-3520 46 3550 F TTGAAAGTCCAACAAAGCAA 3550-3570 38 3843 F GGTAAAGTAACGCCTAAAGGT 3843-3864 45 4494 F TGGAGGTATGGGCACTTGAA 4494-4514 47

[0090] The amplifications were performed under a final volume of 50 μl containing 2.5×10²U Taq polymerase, 1×Taq buffer and 1.8 mM MgCl₂, 200 μm dATP, dTTP, dGTP, dCTP and 0.2 μm of each primer. They were performed in accordance with the following program: 35 cycles comprising a denaturing step at 94° C. for 30 seconds, hybridization of the primers at 52° C. for 30 seconds and extension at 72° C. for 60 seconds. The amplification products were purified on a column then sequenced using the oligonucleotide sequencing primers listed in the following table: Temp Primer Primer sequence (5′-3′) Position (° C.) 1759 R ACATCTTTAGCATCTGTTTC 1779-1759 48 1460 R ATCGTTTGAACGCCACTCTT 1480-1460 45 1910 R TCATAGTAAGTTTGCGCCAT 1930-1910 43 2309 R ATCTGGTAAAGCATTACCAA 2329-2309 41 2334 R CAATGATATCTGCTGGTGTAATGCA 2354-2334 68 2432 R CCTAAATGGTCAATATCATC 2452-2432 41 2573 R CGAATATTAATTAATTGTTG 2593-2573 34 2892 R GTGATAGCATGTGTATCTAAATCA 2912-2892 64 2915 R TAACTATCTTCTTCATCAGC 2935-2915 41 2924 R TGCTACAACATAGCTATCTT 2944-2924 41 2995 R CAACTTCATCATCCATGAAACGACCA 3015-2995 74 Cm32b ATGCAACGTCAGGCCGTTCCG 3211-3191 64 3321 R AGACGACGAACAGAATTTCA 3341-3321 56 3610 R GCTCGAATGATAACGTGATT 3630-3610 43 4139 R ACTTGTCCAATGTTCATACG 4159-4139 44 4502 R CATATGCTTCAAGTGCCCATA 4523-4502 45 4508 R CCAAGTGGTTGTTGTGTAAC 2428-4508 45 4871 R TTTAGAGCTTTCACTGTTTG 4891-4871 41 5000 R CACCATATGACCAAGAACGAA 5021-5000 45 5018 R CAATCAAGGAGCCTACCTCCTT 5040-5018 50 5030 R GAAATTATTTACATCAATCAA 5051-5030 36 5041 R TAACTATCTTCTTCATCAGC 5061-5041 41 5085 R CCCAGTCTTTTGTAGGTCCG 5105-5085 49 5188 R CCCATTCTTTCACGACGTAC 5208-5188 47

[0091] The sequencing reactions were performed using reagents from the ABI Kit: Prism dRhodamine Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Ready Reaction Kit (Perkin Elmer Applied Biosystems) following the supplier's recommendations and the following program: 30 cycles comprising a denaturing step at 94° C. for 10 sec., a primer hybridization step at 50° C. for 10 sec., and an extension step at 60° C. for 2 minutes. The sequencing products were separated by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel using a 377 DNA Sequencer (Perkin) and analyzed to form consensus sequences with Sequence Assembler software (Applied Biosystems). This approach enabled us to determine the complete sequence of the rpoB gene in four species of the Staphylococcus genus:

[0092] SEQ.ID. no.3: Sequence of the rpoB gene of Staphylococcus saccharolyticus. This sequence measures 3 791 base pairs, has a guanosine plus cytosine content of 36.8% and is deposited with GenBank under Genbank accession number AF325871. 5′ATGAAACTTAATAGAAATTCAAACTAAATCTTAT (SEQ ID No 7) GATTGGTTCCTTAAAGAAGGGTTATTAGAAATGTTT AGAGACATTTCACCAATTGAAGATTTCACAGGCAAC CTATCTTTAGAATTTGTAGATTATAGATTAGGTGAA CCAAATTATGATTTAGAAGAATCTAAAAATCGTGAC GCTACTTATGCTGCACCTCTTCGTGTCAAAGTACGT CTCATTATTAAAGAAACAGGCGAAGTAAAAGAACAA GAAGTCTTCATGGGTGATTTCCCATTAATGACAGAC ACAGGTACATTTGTTATCAATGGTGCTGAGCGTGTT ATCGTGTCTCAATTAGTACGTTCACCATCTGTTTAT TTCAACGAAAAAATTGATAAAAACGGTCGTGAAAAT TATGATGCGACTATTATTCCTAACCGTGGTGCTTGG TTAGAATATGAAACAGATGCTAAAGATGTCGTTTAT GTTCGTATCGATAGAACACGTAAATTACCATTAACT GTATTGTTACGTGCGCTAGGTTTCTCAACTGATCAA GAAATCGTTGATTTAATAGGAGACAGTGAATATTTA CGTAATACATTAGAAAAAGATGGAACTGAAAATACA GAACAAGCTTTATTAGAAATTTATGAACGTTTGCGT CCTGGCGAACCACCAACAGTAGAAAATGCTAAAAGC TTATTATATTCACGTTTCTTCGATCCTAAACGCTAT GATTTAGCAAGTGTAGGTCGTTATAAAGCTAACAAA AAGTTACATTTAAAACACCGTTTATTTAATCAAAAA CTAGCAGAACCAATTGTTAATAGTGAAACAGGTGAG ATTGTAGCGGAAGAAGGTACTGTACTTGATCGTCGT AAACTAGATGAAATCATGGACGTATTGGAGACAAAC GCTAATAGCGAAGTCTTTGAACTTGAAGGTAGTGTC ATTGATGAACCAGTAGAAATTCAATCAATTAAAGTA TATGTTCCTAATGATGAAGAAGGTCGAACTACTACT GTTATTGGTAATGCATTACCAGACTCAGAAGTTAAA TGTATTACTCCGGCTGATATTATCGCCTCAATGAGT TACTTCTTTAACTTATTGAATGGAATTGGTTATACA GATGATATTGACCACTTAGGTAATCGTCGTTTACGT TCAGTTGGTGAATTACTACAA AACCAATTCCGTATC GGTTT GTCTAGAATGGAACGTGTTGTACGTGAGAGAATGTC (SEQ ID No 9) AATTCAAGACACTGATTCTATCACTCCACAACAATT AATTAATATTCGTCCAGTCATTGCATCTATTAAAGA ATTTTTTGGTAGTTCTCAATTATCT CAATTCATGGA CCAAGC AAACCCATTAGCTGAGTTGACTCATAAACGTCGTTT (SEQ ID No 10) ATCAGCTCTAGGACCTGGTGGTTTAACTCGTGAACG CGCTCAAATGGAAGTACGTGACGTGCATTATTCTCA CTACGGTCGTATGTGCCCTATTGAAACACCTGAGGG CCCAAACATTGGATTAATTAACTCATTATCTAGTTA TGCAAGAGTAAATGAATTTGGTTTTATTGAAACACC TTATCGTAAAGTTGATTTAGATACTAATTCAATCAC TGACCAAATTGACTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGA TAGTTATGTTGTTGCACAAGCAAACTCACGTCTTGA TGAAAATGGGTGCTTCTTAGATGATGAAGTTGTTTG TCGTTTTCGTGGCAATAACACAGTGATGGCTAAAGA AAAAATGGACTATATGGACGTATCACCTAAACAAGT AGTTTCAGCAGCTACTGCATGTATCCCATTCTTAGA AAACGATGACTCAAACCGAGCATTAATGGGTGCAAA CATGCAACGTCAAGCAGTACCATTAATGAACCCAGA AGCGCCATTTGTTGGA ACAGGTATGGAACATGTAGC AGCGCGTGACTCAGGTGCAGCAATTACTGCTAAGCA (SEQ ID No 8) TAGAGGACGTGTTGAACATGTTGAGTCTAATGAAGT TTTAGTTCGTCGTTTAGTAGAAGAAAATGGTATTGA ACATGAAGGTGAATTAGATCGCTATCCATTAGCAAA ATTCAAACGTTCAAACTCTGGTACATGTTATAACCA ACGCCCAATTGTTTCTGTTGGAGACGTTGTTGAATA TAACGAAATTTTAGCAGACGGTCCTTCAATGGAACT AGGTGAAATGGCTTTAGGTCGTAACGTAGTTGTAG G TTTCATGACTTGGGACGG TTATAACTATGAGGATGCCGTTATCATGAGCGAACG TTTAGTTAAAGATGATGTCTATACATCTATTCATAT CGAAGAATACGAATCAGAAGCACGTGACACTAAATT AGGACCTGAAGAAATTACTCGTGATATTCCTAATGT GTCTGAAAGTGCGCTTAAAAACTTAGACGATCGTGG TATCGTTTATGTTGGTGCCGAAGTTAAAGATGGTGA CATCTTAGTAGGCAAAGTAACGCCTAAAGGTGTAAC GGAACTAACAGCAGAAGAAAGATTATTACATGCTAT TTTCGGTGAAAAGGCTCGTGAAGTTCGTGATACTTC ATTACGTGTACCACATGGTGCAGGGGGCATCGTATT AGATGTAAAAGTCTTCAACCGTGAAGAGGGCGATGA CACTTTATCTCCTGGTGTAAATCAATTAGTACGTGT TTATATCGTTCAAAAACGTAAAATTCATGTAGGGGA TAAAATGTGCGGTCGTCATGGTAATAAAGGTGTTAT TTCTAAAATTGTTCCTGAAGAAGATATGCCATACTT ACCTGATGGTCGACCAATCGACATCATGTTAAATCC ACTTGGTGTACCTTCACGTATGAACATTGGACAAGT GCTAGAATTACACTTAGGTATGGCTGCTAAAAACTT AGGCATCCACATTGCATCACCAGTATTTGATGGTGC TAATGATGATGATGTTTGGTCTACAATCGAAGAGGC CGGCATGGCACGTGATGGTAAGACTGTATTATATGA TGGGCGTACGGGTGAACCGTTTGATAACCGTATTTC TGTAGGTGTAATGTACATGCTTAAACTTGCTCACAT GGTTGATGACAAATTGCATGCACGTTCAACAGGACC ATACTCACTCGTTACACAACAACCACTCGGTGGTAA AGCACAATTTGGTGGACAACGTTTCGGTGAGATGGA GGTATGGGCACTTGAAGCATATGGTGCTGCTTATAC TTTACAAGAAATCTTAACTTATAAATCTGACGATAC AGTAGGACGTGTTAAAACTTACGAATCTATCGTTAA AGGTGAAAACATCTCTAGACCAAGTGTTCCTGAGTC ATTCCGAGTACTGATGAAAGAATTACAAAGTTTAGG ATTAGATGTTAAAGTAATGGATGAGCATGATAATGA AATTGAAATGGCAGATGTTGATGATGAAGATGCAAC GGAACGCAAAGTAGATTTACAACAAAAAAATGCTCC GGAATCACAAAAAGAAACAACTGATTAATAAGCACT TAAGATAAATGAATACTTAAAGGGTATGAAATGATT ATCATTTCAACTTCTTTAGGTATTCGATTTCAATGA AAGTAATCAATCAAATAGCACAGCTAATCTAAATTG AAGGAGGTAGGCTCCTTGATTGATGTAAATAATTTC CATTATATGAAAATAGGATTAGCTTCACCTGAAAAG ATTCGTTCTTGGTCATATGGTGAAGTTAAGAAACCT GAAACAATAAACTATCGTACTTTAAAGCCAGAAAAA GATGGTCTTTTCTGTGAAAGAATTTTCGGACCTACA AAAGACTGGGAAATTTTTAA-3′

[0093] SEQ.ID. no.4: Sequence of the rpoB gene of Staphylococcus lugdunensis. This sequence measures 3 855 base pairs, has a guanosine plus cytosine content of 36.4% and is deposited with GenBank under Genbank under accession number AF325870. 5′ATGTCTTATGATTGGTTCCTAAAAGAAGGTTTAC (SEQ ID No 7) TAGAAATGTTCCGTGATATCTCACCAATTGAAGATT TCACAGGTAACCTATCATTAGAGTTTGTAGATACAG ATTAGGTGAACCAAAGTATGATTTAGAAGAATCGAA AAATCGTGACGCTACTTATGCTGCACCTCTTCGTGT TAAAGTGCGTCTCGTTATAAAAGAAACAGGTGAAGT TAAAGAGCAAGAAGTATTTATGGGAGACTTCCCATT AATGACAGATACAGGTACGTTTGTTATTAATGGTGC AGAGCGTGTTATTGTATCGCAATTAGTACGTTCACC ATCCGTTTACTTTAATGAAAAAATTGACAAAAACGG ACGAGAAAATTATGATGCTACAATCATTCCTAACCG TGGTGCCTGGTTAGAATACGAAACAGATGCTAAAGA TGTTGTCTATGTTCGTATTGATAGAACTCGTAAATT GCCATTAACTGTCTTATTACGCGCATTAGGCTTTTC AACTGATCAAGAAATTGTTGAGTTGTTAGGCGATAA CGAATACTTGCGTAATACATTAGAAAAAGACGGAAC AGAAAACACTGAACAAGCGTTATTAGAAATTTATGA ACGTTTACGTCCTGGTGAACCACCAACAGTTGAAAA TGCAAAAAGTTTATTATATTCTCGCTTCTTCGATCC GAAACGCTATGATTTAGCAAGCGTTGGACGTTATAA AGCGAACAAAAAATTGCATCTAAAACACCGTTTATT TAATCAAAAATTAGCAGAGCCTATCGTAAACAGCGA AACAGGTGAAATTGTTGCTGAAGAAGGTACTGTATT AGATCGTCGCAAATTAGACGAAATTATGGACGTTCT TGAAACAAATGCGAATAGTGAAGTATTCGAATTAGA AGGAACAGTAATAGACGAACCGGTTGAAATTCAATC AATCAAAGTCTATGTACCAAATGATGAAGAAGGTTG TACAACAACGATAATTGGTAATGCTTTACCAGATTC AGAAGTGAAATGTATCACACCTGCAGATATTATTTC TTCTATGAGTTACTTCTTCAACTTATTAGCTGGCAT TGGTTACACGGATGATATCGATCATTTAGGTAACCG TCGTTTACGTTCAGTTGGTGAGTTATTGCAAAACCA ATTCCGTATTGGTTT ATCAAGAATGGAACGTGTTGTGCGTGAAAGAATGTC (SEQ ID No 9) AATTCAAGATACCGAATCTATCACACCACAACAATT AATTAATATTAGACCAGTTATTGCATCAATTAAAGA ATTCTTTGGTAGTTCTCAATTATCA CAATTCATGGA CCAAGC TAACCCATTAGCAGAATTAACACACAAACGTCGTTT (SEQ ID No 10) ATCTGCGTTAGGACCTGGTGGTTTAACACGTGAACG TGCACAAATGGAAGTTCGTGACGTGCATTATTCTCA CTATGGCCGTATGTGTCCGATTGAAACACCAGAGGG TCCAAACATTGGTTTGATTAACTCATTATCTAGTTA TGCGCGTGTCAACGAGTTTGGCTTTATTGAAACGCC TTATCGTAAAGTAGATATTGATACAAATGCAATCAC AGATCAAATTGACTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGA CAGTTATGTCGTTGCACAAGCGAACTCTCGCCTTGA TGAAAATGGTCGTTTCTTAGATGATGAAGTAGTATG CCGTTTCCGCGGTAATAATACTGTTATGGCTAAAGA AAAAATGGACTACATGGATGTATCTCCTAAACAAGT TGTTTCAGCTGCGACAGCATGTATTCCATTCTTAGA GAACGATGACTCTAACCGTGCATTGATGGGTGCAAA CATGCAACGTCAAGCAGTTCCGTTGATGAACCCTGA AGCGCCGTTCGTAGGA ACAGGTATGGAGCATGTTGC TGCTCGTGACTCTGGTGCTGCGATTACTGCAAAATA (SEQ ID No 8) CAGAGGTCGTGTAGAACACGTTGAATCTAATGAAAT CCTAGTGCGTCGATTAATTGAAGAAAATGGAAAAGA ATATGAAGGCGAACTTGATCGCTATCCATTAGCGAA GTTTAAACGCTCTAACTCTGGTACATGTTATAACCA ACGTCCAATTGTTTCTATTGGCGACGTTGTAGAATA CAATGAAATTCTAGCTGACGGTCCATCAATGGAGCT TGGTGAAATGGCATTAGGCCGCAACGTTGTAGTTG G TTTCATGACTTGGGACGG CTATAACTATGAAGATGCTGTCATCATGAGTGAACG TTTAGTCAAAGATGACGTTTACACATCTATTCATAT TGAAGAATATGAATCAGAAGCACGTGATACGAAATT AGGACCTGAGGAAATCACACGTGATATTCCTAACGT CTCTGAAAGTGCACTTAAAAACTTAGACGATCGCGG TATTGTTTATGTAGGTGCAGAAGTTAAAGATGGCGA TATTTTAGTAGGTAAAGTAACGCCTAAAGGTGTCAC AGAGCTAACAGCTGAAGAACGTCTATTACATGCAAT CTTTGGTGAAAAAGCACGTGAAGTGCGTGACACTTC ATTGCGTGTACCACATGGTGCTGGCGGTATTGTGCT AGATGTTAAAGTCTTCAACCGTGAAGAAGGAGATGA CACACTTTCTCCAGGTGTTAACCAATTAGTACGCGT ATATATTGTGCAGAAACGTAAAATACACGTTGGGGA CAAAATGTGTGGTCGTCATGGTAACAAAGGTGTCAT TTCTAAGATTGTTCCAGAAGAGGACATGCCTTATTT ACCAGATGGACGTCCAATTGATATTATGTTAAACCC ACTTGGTGTGCCATCACGTATGAACATTGGACAAGT TCTAGAGTTGCATTTAGGTATGGCTGCTAAAAACTT AGGTATTCATGTTGCGTCACCAGTATTTGATGGTGC GAACGATGAAGATGTATGGTCAACAATTGAAGAAGC TGGTATGGCACGTGACGGTAAAACCGTATTATATGA TGGCCGTACAGGTGAGCCATTCGACAACCGTATCTC AGTTGGAGTTATGTACATGCTTAAACTTGCACATAT GGTTGATGACAAATTACATGCTCGTTCAACAGGTCC ATACTCATTAGTTACACAACAACCACTTGGTGGTAA AGCACAATTTGGTGGACAACGTTTCGGTGAGATGGA AGTATGGGCACTTGAAGCTTATGGTGCTGCCTATAC ATTGCAAGAAATCCTTACTTATAAATCTGATGATAC GGTAGGCCGTGTTAAAACATACGAAGCTATCGTTAA AGGTGAAAACATTTCTAGACCAAGTGTTCCTGAATC ATTCCGTGTATTGATGAAAGAACTTCAAAGTTTAGG TTTAGATGTGAAAGTGATGGATGAGCACGATAACGA AATCGAAATGGCAGATGTTGAAGATGAAGATACAAC AGAGCGCAAAGTAGATTTGCAACAAAAAGATGCGCC ACAATCTCAACAAGAAGAAACTGCTGATTAGTCAAT ATATTAGATATAAGGAATGGTGTTAGGAACAAGTGC TACGGATGTTTAAACATAATGTGTTTTGAGTTGCAT CCATCCTAACCTTTCCTTAATTTCAATAGATGTAAA TCAATCAAATGGCACAGCTAATCTAAATTGAAGGAG GTAGGCTCCTTGATTGATGTAAATAATTTCCATTAT ATGAAAATCGGTTTAGCCTCACCTGAAAAAATTCGT TCATGGTCATATGGTGAAGTGAAAAAACCAGAAACA ATTAATTATCGTACGTTAAAACCAGAAAAAGATGGC TTATTCTGTGAGAGAATATTCGGCCCAACTAAAGAT TGGGAATGTAGTTGTGGTAAATACAAACGTGTGCGT TATAAAGGCATGGTTTGTGATAGATGTGGTGTTGT AA-3′

[0094] SEQ.ID. no.5: Sequence of the rpoB gene of Staphylococcus caprae. This sequence measures 3 698 base pairs, has a guanosine plus cytosine content of 37.4% and is deposited with GenBank under Genbank under accession number AF325868. 5′ATGAAACTTAATAGAAATTCAAACTAAATCTTAC (SEQ ID No 7) GATTGGTCCTTAAAGAAGGTTTATTAGAAATGTTTA GAGACATTTCTCCAATTGAAGATTTCACAGGTAACC TATCTTTAGAATTTGTAGATTATAGATTAGGTGATC CGAAATACGATTTAGAAGAATCTAAAAACCGTGACG CTACTTATGCTGCACCTCTTCGTGTGAAAGTACGTC TCATTATTAAAGAAACAGGCGAAGTGAAGGAACAAG AAGTCTTCATGGGTGATTTCCCATTAATGACTGACA CAGGTACATTCGTTATCAATGGTGCTGAACGTGTTA TCGTTTCTCAATTAGTACGTTCACCATCCGTTTATT TCAACGAGAAAATTGATAAAAATGGACGCGAAAACT ACGATGCAACTATCATTCCTAACCGTGGTGCTTGGT TAGAATATGAAACAGATGCGAAAGATGTAGTATACG TTCGTATCGATAGAACTCGTAAATTACCATTGACAG TATTATTACGTGCACTAGATTTCTCAACTGATCAAG AAATTGTTGATTTACTAGGTGAGAGTGAATATTTAC GTAATACATTAGAAAAAGATGGTACTGAAAATACTG AACAAGCATTATTAGAAATTTATGAACGTTTACGTC CTGGCGAACCACCAACAGTTGAAAATGCTAAAAGCT TATTATACTCACGCTTCTTCGACCCTAAACGTTATG ATTTAGCAAGTGTTGGTCGTTACAAAGCTAACAAAA AGTTACATTTAAAACACCGTTTATTTAATCAAAAAT TAGCAGAACCTATTGTTAATAGTGAAACAGGTGAGA TTGTAGCTGAAGAAGGTACTGTATTAGATCGTCGTA AAATTGACGAAATCATGGACGTTTTAGAAACAAACG CTAACAGTGAAGTTTTCGAATTAGAAGGTAGCGTTA TTGACGAACCTGTTGAAATTCAATCAATTAAAGTCT ATGTACCTAATGATGAAGAAGGTCGCACAACTACTG TAATTGGTAATGCATTACCAGATTCAGAAGTTAAAT GTATTACTCCAGCTGATATCATTGCGTCAATGAGTT ATTTCTTCAACTTATTAAATGGTATTGGTTATACAG ATGATATCGACCACTTAGGTAACCGTCGTTTACGTT CAGTTGGTGAACTTTTACAGAACCAATTCCGTATCG GTTT ATCAAGAATGGAACGTGTTGTTCGTGAAAGAATGTC (SEQ ID No 9) TATTCAAGACACTGATTCAATCACACCACAACAATT AATCAACATTCGTCCGGTTATTGCGTCTATTAAAGA ATTCTTCGGAAGTTCACAATTATCG CAATTCATGGA CCAAGC TAACCCATTAGCTGAGTTGACTCATAAACGTCGTCT (SEQ ID No 10) ATCAGCATTAGGACCTGGTGGTTTAACGCGTGAACG TGCCCAAATGGAAGTGCGTGACGTTCACTATTCTCA CTATGGCCGTATGTGTCCAATCGAAACACCTGAGGG ACCAAACATTGGTTTAATCAACTCATTATCAAGTTA TGCACGAGTAAATGAATTTGGTTTTATTGAAACACC TTATCGTAAAGTAGATTTAGATACGAATTCTATCAC TGACCAAATTGATTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGA TAGTTATGTTGTTGCCCAAGCGAACTCTCGTTTAGA CGAAAATGGTCGTTTCTTAGATGACGAAGTTGTTTG TCGTTTCCGTGGTAATAACACAGTTATGGCTAAAGA GAAAATGGACTACATGGATGTATCTCCTAAACAAGT AGTATCTGCAGCGACAGCTTGTATTCCATTCTTAGA AAATGATGACTCTAACCGTGCATTAATGGGTGCGAA CATGCAACGTCAAGCAGTACCATTGATGAATCCAGA AGCGCCATTTGTTGGT ACAGGTATGGAACATGTAGC CGCACGTGATTCAGGTGCAGCGATTACTGCTAAACA (SEQ ID No 8) TAGAGGACGCGTTGAACACGTTGAATCTAACGAAGT ATTAGTACGTCGTTTAGTAGAAGAAAACGGCACTGA ACATGAAGGTGAATTAGATCGTTACCCATTAGCTAA ATTCAAACGTTCAAACTCTGGTACATGTTATAACCA ACGTCCAATGTTTCTGTTGGTGATGTAGTAGAATAC AATGAAATTTTAGCTGACGGTCCTTCAATGGAATTA AGGTTGAAATGGCATAGGGACGTAACGTTGTTAGTT G GTTTCATGACTTGGGACGG TTATAACTACGAGGATGCTGTTATCATGAGTGAACG TTTAGTTAAAGATGACGTTTATACTTCTATTCACAT TGAAGAATATGAATCTGAAGCTCGTGATACTAAGTT AGGACCTGAAGAAATTACTCGTGACATTCCTAACGT ATCTGAAAGTGCACTTAAAAACTTAGACGATCGCGG TATCGTTTATGTTGGTGCTGAAGTTAAAGACGGTGA CATCTTAGTAGGTAAAGTAACGCCTAAAGGTGTAAC TGAATTAACAGCTGAAGAAAGATTATTACATGCTAT CTTCGGTGAAAAGGCTCGTGAAGTCCGCGATACATC ATTACGTGTACCACATGGTGCAGGCGGTATCGTTCT AGATGTTAAAGTATTCAATCGTGAAGAAGGCGATGA TACGTTATCTCCAGGTGTAAACCAATTGGTACGTGT TTATATCGTTCAAAAACGTAAAATTCATGTAGGGGA CAAAATGTGTGGTCGTCACGGTAACAAAGGTGTTAT CTCTAAAATTGTTCCTGAAGAAGATATGCCATACTT ACCAGATGGTCGTCCAATCGACATCATGTTAAACCC ACTTGGTGTACCATCACGTATGAACATCGGACAAGT ACTTGAGTTGCATTTAGGTATGGCTGCTAAGAACTT AGGCATCCATGTAGCATCTCCAGTATTCGATGGTGC AAACGATGATGATGTATGGTCAACAATTGAAGAAGC AGGTATGGCTCGTGATGGTAAAACTGTATTATACGA TGGACGTACAGGTGAACCATTCGATAACCGTATTTC TGTAGGTGTCATGTACATGCTTAAACTTGCTCACAT GGTTGACGATAAATTACACGCACGTTCAACTGGACC ATACTCACTTGTTACACAACAACCACTTGGTGGTAA AGCACAATTCGGTGGTCAACGCTTCGGTGAGATGGA GGTATGGGCACTTGAAGCATATGGTGCTGCATACAC ATTACAAGAAATCTTAACTTATAAATCTGACGATAC AGTAGGTCGTGTTAAAACTTACGAATCTATCGTTAA AGGTGAAAATATCTCTAGACCAAGTGTTCCAGAATC ATTCAGAGTATTGATGAAAGAATTACAAAGTTTAGG ATTAGATGTTAAAGTGATGGACGAGCAAGACAACGA AATTGAAATGGCGGACGTTGATGATGAAGATGCAAC TGAACGCAAAGTAGATTTACAACAAAAAAATGCTCC CGAATCACAAAAAGAAACAACTGATTAATAAGCACT TAAGATAAATGAATCCTAAAGAGGTTATGAGATGGT TGCCATTTCAACCTCTTTAAGGTATTCGATTTCAAT GAATGTAAATCAATCAAATAGCACAGCTAATCTAAA TTGAAGGAGGTAGGCTCCTTGATTGATGTAAATAAT TTCCATTATATGAAAATAGGATTAGCTTCACCTGAA AAAATTCGTTCTTGGTCTTATGGTGAAGTTAA-3′

[0095] SEQ.ID. no.6: Sequence of the rpoB gene of Staphylococcus intermedius. This sequence measures 3 851 base pairs, has a guanosine plus cytosine content of 39.2% and is deposited with GenBank under Genbank accession number AF325869. 5′ATGTAAACTTAATAGAAATTCMAACTAAATCGTA (SEQ ID No 7) TGATTGGTTCTTAAAAGAAGGTTTATTAGAAATGTT CCGTGATATTTCTCCTATTGAAGACTTCACGGGTAA TCTTTCATTAGAATTTGTTGATTATAGATTAGGTGA ACCAAAGTATGATTTAGAAGAATCAAAAAACCGTGA TGCAACATACGCGGCACCATTACGTGTGAAAGTTCG TTTAATCATTAAAGAAACAGGCGAAGTGAAAGATCA AGAAGTATTTATGGGTGATTTCCCATTAATGACAGA AACAGGTACTTTTGTGATTAACGGGGCAGAACGTGT TATCGTATCACAATTAGTCCGTTCACCATCTGTATA CTTCAATGAAAAATTAGATAAAAACGGATGCGTGAA TTATGATGCGACAGTCATTCCTAACCGTGGTGCTTG GTTGGAATATGAAACAGATGCGAAAGATGTCGTTTA TGTGCGTATCGATAGAACGAGAAAGTTACCATTAAC AGTATTATTACGTGCGTTAGGTTATTCAACAGACCA AGAAATTATTGAATTAATTGGGGATAATGAATATTT ACGTAATACATTAGAAAAAGATAGCACAGAAAATAC AGAGCAAGCATTACTTGAAATTTATGAACGTTTACG TCCAGGTGAACCACCTACTGTAGAAAACGCAAAAAG CTTATTATACTCACGTTTCTTTGACCCTAAACGTTA TGATTTAGCAAGCGTTGGACGTTATAAAGCAAACAA AAAGTTACATTTAAAACACCGCCTATTCAATCAAAA ATTAGCTGAACCGATCGTTAATACTGAAACAGGCGA AATTGTTGCTGAAGAAGGCACTGTTTTAGATCGTCG TAAATTAGATGAAATTATGGACGTTCTTGAAACAAA TGCGAATGCACAAGTTTATGAACATTCCAAACGGAT CATTGATGAGCCAGTAGAAATTCAATCAATTAAAGT ATATGTACCGAATGATGATGAAGAACGTACAACAAC AGTTATTGGTAATGCATTCCCAGATTCAGAAGTGAA ATGTATTACACCGGCTGATATTGTGGCATCTATGTC ATACTTCTTCAACCTATTACATGGTATTGGTTACAC AGACGATATTGACCACCTTGGTAACCGCCGTCTACG TTCAGTTGGTGAGTTGTTACAA AACCAATTCCGTAT CGGTTT ATCAAGAATGGAACGTGTGGTACGTGAAAGAATGTC (SEQ ID No 9) TATTCAAGATACAGACTCTATCACACCGCAACAATT AATTAATATTCGTCCAGTGATTGCATCAATTAAAGA GTTCTTTGGTAGCTCGCAATTATCT CAATTCATGGA CCAAGC GAACCCACTTGCTGAGTTGACTCACAAACGTCGTCT (SEQ ID No 10) ATCAGCATTAGGACCTGGTGGTTTAACGCGTGAACG TGCTCAAATGGAAGTGCGTGACGTACACTACTCTCA CTATGGTCGTATGTGTCCAATCGAAACACCTGAGGG ACCAAACATTGGTTTGATCAACTCATTATCTAGTTA TGCACGTGTGAACGAATTTGGTTTTATCGAAACACC ATATCGTAAAGTTGATATTGAAACAAATACGATTAC TGACCAAATCGACTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGA TAGTTATGTTGTCGCACAAGCGAACTCACGTCTTGA TGAAAACGGTCGCTTTATTGATGATGAGATTGTATG TCGTTTCCGTGGTAACAACACAACGATGGCGAAAGA AAAAATGGACTACATGGACGTATCGCCGAAACAAGT TGTATCAGCTGCGACAGCGTGTATCCCATTCTTAGA AAACGATGACTCTAACCGTGCGTTAATGGGTGCGAA CATGCAGCGTCAAGCGGTACCGTTGTTAAACCCTGA ATCTCCATTTGTAGGT ACAGGTATGGAACACGTTGC TGCACGTGACTCAGGTGCTGCTGTCATTTCTAAATA (SEQ ID No 8) TCGCGGTCGTGTTGAACATGTCCAATCTAGCGAGAT TTTAGTCCGTCGTTTAGTTGAAGAAAACGGTCAAGA AGTAGATGGTACGTTAGATCGTTATCCATTAGCGAA ATTTAAACGTTCGAACTCAGGTACATGTTATAACCA ACGTCCAATCATCGCAAAAGGTGACATTGTGGAAAA AGGCGAAATCCTTGCTGATGGTCCTTCAATGGAACT TGGTGAAATGGCATTAGGTCAGAAACGTAGTAGTT G GTTCATGACTTGGGACGG TTATAACTATGAGGATGCCGTTATCATGAGTGAACG TTTGGTTAAAGATGATGTGTACACGTCTATTCATAT TGAAGAATACGAATCAGAAGCGCGTGACACAAAACT TGGACCTGAAGAAATCACACGTGATATTCCTAACGT ATCTGAAAATGCACTGAAAAACTTAGATGATCGCGG TATCGTTTATGTAGGTGCGGAAGTTAAAGACGGCGA CATCTTAGTGGGTAAAGTAACGCCAAAAGGTGTAAC AGAATTAACTGCAGAAGAACGTTTATTACATGCAAT CTTTGGTGAAAAAGCACGTGAAGTACGTGATACATC ATTACGTGTACCTCACGGCGCGGGCGGTATTGTACT TGATGTTAAAGTGTTCAATCGTGAAGAAGGCGATGA TTCACTTTCACCAGGTGTGAACCAACTCGTACGTGT TTACATTGTTCAAAAACGTAAAATTCATGTAGGGGA CAAAATGTGTGGTCGTCACGGTAACAAAGGTGTCAT CTCTAAAATTGTTCCTGAAGAAGACATGCCGTACTT ACCAGACGGTCGTCCAATCGACATCATGTTGAACCC ACTCGGTGTACCATCTCGTATGAACATCGGACAAGT TTTAGAGCTCCACTTAGGTATGGCAGCTAAAAACTT AGGTATCCACGTTGCATCACCAGTATTCGATGGTGC GAACGATGATGACGTATGGTCTACAATTGAAGAAGC AGGTATGGCACGTGATGGTAAAACTGTCCTTTACGA TGGACGTACAGGTGAACCATTCGACAACCGTATCTC TGTAGGTGTCATGTACATGCTGAAACTTGCACACAT GGTTGATGACAAGCTTCACGCACGTTCTACAGGACC TTACTCACTTGTTACACAACAACCGCTTGGTGGTAA AGCACAGTTTGGTGGACAAAGATTTGGTGAGATGGA GGTATGGGCACTTGAAGCATACGGTGCAGCATACAC ATTACAAGAAATCCTCACATACAAATCAGATGACAC AGTAGGTCGTGTGAAAACTTACGAAGCTATCGTTAA AGGTGAAAACATCTCAAGACCAAGTGTTCCTGAATC ATTCCGCGTATTGATGAAAGAATTACAAAGTTTAGG TCTTGACGTTAAAGTGATGGACGAACAAGATAACGA AATTGAAATGCGTGACTTAGACGATGATGATATTCC AGATCGCAAAGTCAACATTCAACCATCAACTGTTCC TGAATCACAAAAAGAATTTAACGAATAATGATGAAT TGTAGATAAGATTAAACGGAATAGAAACACTTGGTT AAGCTTGAGTTTGTGTTCAAATGTGACAGTTGAAAT ACAACAGATGTCATGTACGATTAATCTATTCGGAAA TGTGATCGGAATCCAACGAGAGGGCTTGGGTTTCGA TGCATATCCGATACTGCAACATTTTTAAGATAAATT GTAAATCAATCAACTAGCACAGTTAATTTAAACTAA AGGAGGTAGGCTCCTTGATTGATGTAAATAAATTCC ATTACATGAAAATAGGACTCGCTTCACCTGAAAAAA TTCGTTCTTGGTCATATGGTGAGGTCAAAAAGCCAG AAACAATTAACTACCGTACGTTAAAACCAGAAAAAG ATGGTAA-3′

[0096] This sequence measures 3 852 base pairs, has a guanosine plus cytosine content of 39.2% and is deposited with Genbank under accession no. AF325869.

EXAMPLE 2 Partial Sequencing of the rpoB Gene of 26 Species of the Staphylococcus Genus

[0097] The alignment of the rpoB sequence determined in bacteria of the species Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis (GenBank accession AF325870), Staphylococcus intermedius (GenBank accession AF325869), Staphylococcus saccharolyticus (GenBank accession AF325871) and Staphylococcus caprae (GenBank accession AF325868) permitted the determination of the consensus sequences of the following oligonucleotides respectively positioned at position 2491-2511 and 3554-357 of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus aureus: SEQ. ID. no7: 5′-AACCAATTCCGTATNGGTTT-3′ (where N represents inosine). SEQ. ID. no8: 5′-CCGTCCCAAGTCATGAAAC-3′

[0098] theoretically determining the amplification of a fragment of 1 063 base pairs in all species of the Staphylococcus genus.

[0099] SEQ.ID. no.8 is used as 3′ primer and therefore represents the complementary reverse sequence of the direct strand represented in sequences SEQ.ID. no.3 to 6 at position 3554-3573 in Staphylococcus aureus.

[0100] The inventors have determined the position of these two primers SEQ.ID. no.7 and SEQ.ID. no.8 paying heed to the following criteria:

[0101] 1. sequence flanked by these two primers specific to the species of the bacterium. This condition is verified after alignment of 1063 bp fragments with all the sequences of the rpoB bacterial genes available in computer data banks.

[0102] 2—search for the shortest possible identification region so as to increase the sensitivity of molecular detection as much as possible,

[0103] 3—search for a region close to the one previously worked by inventors in the area of enterobacteria [Mollet C. (1997) Mol. Microbiol., 26:1005-11] so as to tend towards a working area common to these two bacterial genus and family.

[0104] 4—primer length of 18 to 22 bp,

[0105] 5—primer sequences having close melting points

[0106] 6—primer sequence not permitting self-hybridization or complementarity.

[0107] In silico analysis predicted that these two oligonucleotides SEQ.ID. no.7 and SE.ID. no.8 should enable PCR amplification of a fragment of 1 063 base pairs of the rpoB gene in all species of the Staphylococcus genus. In reality, the primer of sequence SEQ.ID. no.8 did not adhere to a rare species for undetermined reasons. Laboratory experiments showed that the species of the genus: Staphylococcus schleiferi was not amplified by this pair of oligonucleotide primers, demonstrating the uncertain nature of predictions made on primers. The inventors therefore, by trial and error, determined a new oligonucleotide of sequence SEQ.ID. no.10 positioned at position 3241-3261 in Staphylococcus aureus which, combined with the SEQ.ID. no.7 oligonucleotide in a PCR amplification reaction, effectively enabled the obtaining of an amplicon of the rpoB gene having a size of 771 base pairs (size for the reference species Staphylococcus aureus) in 29 species of the Staphylococcus genus tested by the inventors:

SEQ.ID. No. 10: 5′GCIACITGITCCATACCTGT-3′

[0108] SEQ.ID. no. 10 is used as 3′ primer. This is why it corresponds to the complementary reverse sequence of the sequences of the direct strand represented on sequences SEQ.ID. no.3 to 6.

[0109] This amplification product is then sequenced by incorporating two sequencing primers, SEQ.ID. no.9 (located at position 2643-2660 of the rpoB gene in bacteria of the species Staphylococcus aureus) and SE.ID. no.10.

SEQ.ID. No.9: 5′-CAA TTC ATG GAC CAA GC-3′

[0110] This last primer was determined to pay heed to the constraints of a sequencing primer, i.e. a size of more than 15 mothers, not hybridizing with the second primer used for sequencing, and flanking a zone of approximately 500 base pairs in general whose sequence is specific to each species in the Staphylococcus genus.

[0111] By using this second set of oligonucleotides of sequences SEQ.ID. No.9/SEQ.ID. no.10, the inventors were therefore finally able to determine the partial sequence of the rpoB gene in 29 species of the Staphylococcus genus listed below (SEQ.ID. no.11 to SEQ.ID. no.39).

[0112] The fragment of the rpoB gene was amplified with the PCR technique using 35 amplification cycles each comprising a denaturing phase at 94° C. for 10 seconds, a hybridization phase of primers SEQ.ID. no.7 and 8 or SEQ.ID. no.7 and 10 at 52° C. for 20 seconds, and an elongation phase at 72° C. for 60 seconds. The amplification product was visualized after ethidium bromide staining.

[0113] The bacteria representing these 29 species of the Staphylococcus genus are the following: Species GenBank accession n° Reference Staphylococcus caprae AF325868 (SEQ. ID. n°39) CIP 104000 ^(T) Staphylococcus gallinarum AF325890 (SEQ. ID. n°27) CIP 103504 ^(T) Staphylococcus aureus AF325894 (SEQ. ID. n°37) CIP 103780 ^(T) subsp. anaerobius Staphylococcus aureus X64172 (SEQ. ID. n°36) CIP 103428 ^(T) subsp. aureus Staphylococcus AF325872 (SEQ. ID. n°30) CIP 81.55 ^(T) epidermidis Staphylococcus AF325888 (SEQ. ID. n°26) CIP 81.56 ^(T) haemolyticus Staphylococcus AF325869 (SEQ. ID. n°23) CIP 81.60 ^(T) intermedius Staphylococcus AF325870 (SEQ. ID. n°20) CIP 103642 ^(T) lugdunensis Staphylococcus AF325871 (SEQ. ID. n°17) CIP 103275 ^(T) saccharolyticus Staphylococcus schleiferi AF325886 (SEQ. ID. n°15) CIP 103643 ^(T) subsp. schleiferi Staphylococcus xylosus AF325883 (SEQ. ID. n°11) CIP 81.66 ^(T) Staphylococcus capitis AF325885 (SEQ. ID. n°34) ATCC 27840 ^(T) subsp. capitis Staphylococcus arlettae AF325874 (SEQ. ID. n°38) ATCC 43957 ^(T) Staphylococcus warneri AF325887 (SEQ. ID. n°12) ATCC 27836 ^(T) Staphylococcus hominis AF325875 (SEQ. ID. n°25) ATCC 27844 ^(T) Staphylococcus simulans AF325877 (SEQ. ID. n°13) ATCC 27848 ^(T) Staphylococcus AF325873 (SEQ. ID. n°16) ATCC 15305 ^(T) saprophyticus Staphylococcus equorum AF325882 (SEQ. ID. n°29) ATCC 43958 ^(T) Staphylococcus cohnii AF325893 (SEQ. ID. n°31) ATCC 29974 ^(T) subsp. Cohnii Staphylococcus AF325889 (SEQ. ID. n°35) ATCC 33753 ^(T) auricularis Staphylococcus carnosus AF325880 (SEQ. ID. n°33) ATCC 51365 ^(T) subsp. Carnosus Staphylococcus kloosii AF325891 (SEQ. ID. n°22) ATCC 43959 ^(T) Staphylococcus AF325892 (SEQ. ID. n°32) ATCC 43764 ^(T) chromogenes Staphylococcus hyicus AF325876 (SEQ. ID. n°24) ATCC 11249 ^(T) subsp. hyicus Staphylococcus pulveris AF325879 (SEQ. ID. n°18) CCUG 33938 ^(T) Staphylococcus muscae AF325884 (SEQ. ID. n°19) CIP 1035641 ^(T) Staphylococcus lentus AF036973 (SEQ. ID. n°21) ATCC 49574 Staphylococcus felis AF325878 (SEQ. ID. n°28) CIP 103366 ^(T) Staphylococcus sciuri AF325881 (SEQ. ID. n°14) ATCC 29062 ^(T)

[0114] The fragments of, in general, approximately 500 base pairs of the rpoB gene of the bacteria of species belonging to the Staphylococcus genus whose sequence is specific to each species of this genus and therefore enabling molecular identification of the bacteria of the 29 species tested are:

[0115] SEQ.ID. no.11: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus xylosus, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGGTTCATCAATGGCACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTTGCACCCAT CAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCATTTTCTAAGAAAGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCAGAAACAACTTGTTTTGGTGAAACGTCCATGTAATCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATAACTGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACTTCATCATC TAAGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAATTTAGAGTTGGCTTGTGCTACCACAT AACTATCCTCTTCATCAGCTGTTAAGTAATCGATTTGCTCAGTAATGCTG TTTGTTTCAAGGTCTACTTTACGATAAGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTCACACGTGCATAACTAGACAATGAGTTGATAAGTCCAATGTTTGGAC CTTCAGGCGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAG AGCAGATAAACGACGTTTGT-3′

[0116] SEQ.ID. no.12: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus warneri, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGATTCATCAATGGTACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACAAGCTGTAG CGGCTGAAACAACCTGCTTAGGTGAAACGTCCATGTAATCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATTACTGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACTACTTCGTCATC TATGAAACGTCCGTTTTCATCTAAACGTGAATTCGCTTGGGCAACAACAT AACTATCTTCTTCGTCAGCAGTTAAATAATCAATTTGGTCTGTAATCGCA TTAGTGTCTAAATCCACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC GTTTACACGTGCATAACTAGATAATGAGTTGATTAATCCAATGTTTGGAC CCTCTGGCGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAATAGTGTACG TCACGTACCTCCATTTGTGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA AGCAGATAA-3′

[0117] SEQ.ID. no.13: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus simulans, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGGTTCATCAATGGTACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAACGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGGATACATGCTGTCG CTGCAGATACAACTTGTTTAGGAGAAACGTCCATATAGTCCATTTTCTCT CTATCCATAGTTGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACAAACGATTTCTTCGTC TAAGAAACGACCTTCGTCATCTAAACGTGAGTTCGCTTGCGCAACAACAT AGCTGTCTTCTTCGTCTGCAGTAAGGTAATCGATTTGATCTGTTACCGCA TTTTTCTCATGGTCAACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTAACACGCGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATTAAACCGATGTTCGGAC CCTCTGGTGTCTCGATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAGTAATGCACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGTGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCAAG TGCAGATAGACGACGTTTAT-3′

[0118] SEQ.ID. no.14: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in 10 Staphylococcus sciuri, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGGTTCATTAAAGGTACCGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTTGCACCCAT AAGCGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTCG CTGCAGAAACAACTTGTTTAGGAGATACATCCATGTAGTCCATGCGTTCT TTAGGTTTAGTAGTGTTGTCCCCACGGAAACGACAAAGAACTTCATCATC AACGAATTTACCTGTTTCATCAAGTACAGAGTTTGCTTGTGCAACTACAT AGCTGTCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAAGTAGTCGATTCTGTCAGTAACTTGG TTTGTCTCGATGTTTACCTTACGATAAGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTAACTCTTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATTAAACCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCAGGCGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATACCAGCACGCTCACGAGTTAAACCACCCGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAG-3′

[0119] SEQ.ID. no.15: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus schleiferi, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGGTTTAACAATGGTACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT CAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAAAACGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCTGAAACAACTTGTTTAGGCGATACGTCCATGTAGTCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATAGTTGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACAAACGATTTCGTCATC GATAAAACGTCCGTTTTCATCAAGTCTTGAGTTCGCTTGGGCAACAACAT AACTGTCTTCTTCATCAGCAGTAAGGTAATCAATACGGTCTGTAATTGTG TTTGTTTCAAGGTCTACTTTTCTGTATGGAGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTCACACGTGCATAACTTGAAAGTGAGTTGATCAAACCAATGTTTGGAC CCTCTGGTGTCTCGATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAATAGTGTACG TCACGAACTTCCATTTGTGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGCCCTAA AGCTGATAAACGACGTTTGT-3′

[0120] SEQ.ID. no.16: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus saprophyticus, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGATTCATCAATGGCACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT CAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAAAGGAATACATGCTGTCG CTGCAGAAACAACTTGTTTAGGTGAGACATCCATATAATCCATTTTTTCT TTGGCCATAACTGTATTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACTTCGTCTGC TATGAAACGGCCATTTTCGTCTAATGTTGAGTTTGCTTGTGCTACAACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCATCAGCTGTTAAATAGTCAATTTGATCCGTGATTGAA TTCGTTTCAAGATCCACTTTACGGTAAGGTGTTTCAATAAAGCCGAATTC ATTTACACGCGCATAACTAGATAACGAGTTAATAAGTCCGATGTTTGGAC CCTCTGGCGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGCGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAG AGCTGATAAACGACGTTTAT-3′

[0121] SEQ.ID. no.17: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, measuring 556 base pairs: 5′AAACCCATTAGCTGAGTTGACTCATAAACGTCGTTTATCAGCTCTAGG ACCTGGTGGTTTAACTCGTGAACGCGCTCAAATGGAAGTACGTGACGTGC ATTATTCTCACTACGGTCGTATGTGCCCTATTGAAACACCTGAGGGCCCA AACATTGGATTAATTAACTCATTATCTAGTTATGCAAGAGTAAATGAATT TGGTTTTATTGAAACACCTTATCGTAAAGTTGATTTAGATACTAATTCAA TCACTGACCAAATTGACTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGATAGTTATGTT GTTGCACAAGCAAACTCACGTCTTGATGAAAATGGGTGCTTCTTAGATGA TGAAGTTGTTTGTCGTTTTCGTGGCAATAACACAGTGATGGCTAAAGAAA AAATGGACTATATGGACGTATCACCTAAACAAGTAGTTTCAGCAGCTACT GCATGTATCCCATTCTTAGAAAACGATGACTCAAACCGAGCATTAATGGG TGCAAACATGCAACGTCAAGCAGTACCATTAATGAACCCAGAAGCGCCAT TTGTTGGA-3′

[0122] SEQ.ID. no.18: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus pulveris, measuring 508 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGATTCATTAAAGGCACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTTGCACCCAT AAGCGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAAAGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCAGAAACAACCTGTTTAGGTGATACATCCATGTAATCCATACGTTCT TTAGGTTTCGTAGTATTATCCCCACGGAAACGACAAAGTACTTCATCATC AACGAATTTACCTGTTTCATCAAGTACTGAGTTTGCTTGCGCTACAACAT AGCTGTCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAAATAGTCAATTCTGTCAGTAACTTGG TTTGTTTCGATATTAACCTTACGATAAGGCGTTTCAATAAAACCAAATTC ATTAACTCTCGCATAACTTGATAAAGAGTTAATTAAACCGATGTTTGGTC CCTCAGGTGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATACCAGCACGTTCACGAAGTTAAACCGCCGGGTCCTA ATGCTGATAG-3′

[0123] SEQ.ID. no.19: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in 5 Staphylococcus muscae, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGATTCAACAATGGCACCGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAAGGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCAGAAACAACTTGCTTCGGCGATACGTCCATGTAGTCCATTTTCTCT TTTGCCATTGTTGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACATACAATCTCATCATC AATAAAGCGACCATTTTCATCTAAACGTGAGTTCGCTTGTGCAACCACAT AACTATCTTCTTCATCAGCAGTTAAATAGTCGATTTGATCAGTGATTGTG TTCGTCTCGATATCAACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTAACACGTGCATAACTAGATAGTGAGTTGATCAAACCAATGTTCAGTC CCTCTGGTGTCTCAATCGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGCACTTCCATTTGTGCACGTTCACGTGTCAAACCACCAGGCCCTAA TGCTGAAAGACGACGCTTAT-3′

[0124] SEQ.ID. no.20: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in 10 Staphylococcus lugdunensis, measuring 556 base pairs: 5′TAACCCATTAGCAGAATTAACACACAAACGTCGTTTATCTGCGTTAGG ACCTGGTGGTTTAACACGTGAACGTGCACAAATGGAAGTTCGTGACGTGC ATTATTCTCACTATGGCCGTATGTGTCCGATTGAAACACCAGAGGGTCCA AACATTGGTTTGATTAACTCATTATCTAGTTATGCGCGTGTCAACGAGTT TGGCTTTATTGAAACGCCTTATCGTAAAGTAGATATTGATACAAATGCAA TCACAGATCAAATTGACTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGACAGTTATGTC GTTGCACAAGCGAACTCTCGCCTTGATGAAAATGGTCGTTTCTTAGATGA TGAAGTAGTATGCCGTTTCCGCGGTAATAATACTGTTATGGCTAAAGAAA AAATGGACTACATGGATGTATCTCCTAAACAAGTTGTTTCAGCTGCGACA GCATGTATTCCATTCTTAGAGAACGATGACTCTAACCGTGCATTGATGGG TGCAAACATGCAACGTCAAGCAGTTCCGTTGATGAACCCTGAAGCGCCGT TCGTAGGA-3′

[0125] SEQ.ID. no.21: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus lentus, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGGTTCATTAAAGGTACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAAGGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCAAGGAAAGGAATACATGCTGATG GTGCAGAAACAACTTGTTTAGGAGATACATCCATGTAATCCATACGTTCT TTAGGTTTAGTAGTGTTGTCACCACGGAAACGACAAAGAACTTCATCGTC GACGAATCTACCAGTTTCATCTAATACTGAGTTTGCTTGTGCAACAACAT AACTATCTTCTTCATCAGCAGTTAGATAATCAATTCTGTCTGTTACTTGG TTAGTTTCGATATTAACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATAAAGCCAAACTC GTTAACTCTAGCATAACTTGAAAGTGAGTTGATTAAACCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCTGGTGTCTCAATCGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATACCAGCACGTTCACGAGTTAAACCGCCGGGTCCAAG CGCTGATAG-3′

[0126] SEQ.ID. no.22: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus kloosii, measuring 505 base pairs: 5′TTCACGGTTCATCAATGGTACCGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAAGGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAAAGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCCGAAACAACTTGTTTTGGTGATACGTCCATGTAGTCCATTTTTTCT TTCGCCATAACTGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACAAACTACTTCATCATC TAAGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAATTTAGAGTTAGCTTGCGCTACCACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCATCAGCTGTTAAATAGTCAATTTGATCTGTGATTGAA TTAGTTTCTAAATCAACTTTACGGTATGGTGTTTCGATAAAGCCAAATTC ATTAACACGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATAAGTCCAATGTTTGGAC CCTCTGGCGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAATAGTAACGT CACGCACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGAGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCAAGC CAGATAG-3′

[0127] SEQ.ID. no.23: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus intermedius, measuring 556 base pairs: 5′GMCCCACTTG CTGAGTTGACTCACMAACGTCGTCTATCAGCATTAGGAC 5′GAACCCACTTGCTGAGTTGACTCACAAACGTCGTCTATCAGCATTAGG ACCTGGTGGTTTAACGCGTGAACGTGCTCAAATGGAAGTGCGTGACGTAC ACTACTCTCACTATGGTCGTATGTGTCCAATCGAAACACCTGAGGGACCA AACATTGGTTTGATCAACTCATTATCTAGTTATGCACGTGTGAACGAATT TGGTTTTATCGAAACACCATATCGTAAAGTTGATATTGAAACAAATACGA TTACTGACCAAATCGACTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGATAGTTATGTT GTCGCACAAGCGAACTCACGTCTTGATGAAAACGGTCGCTTTATTGATGA TGAGATTGTATGTCGTTTCCGTGGTAACAACACAACGATGGCGAAAGAAA AAATGGACTACATGGACGTATCGCCGAAACAAGTTGTATCAGCTGCGACA GCGTGTATCCCATTCTTAGAAAACGATGACTCTAACCGTGCGTTAATGGG TGCGAACATGCAGCGTCAAGCGGTACCGTTGTTAAACCCTGAATCTCCAT TTGTAGGT-3′

[0128] SEQ.ID. no.24: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus hyicus, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′CTCTGGGTTCAATAAAGGCACGGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTCGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGGATACATGCTGTCG CCGCAGAAACAACTTGTTTCGGTGATACGTCCATGTAATCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATTGTTGTATTGTTCCCACGGAAACGACAAACGATTTCGTCGTC GATAAAGCGTCCATTTTCATCTAAACGTGAGTTCGCTTGGGCAACAACAT AACTGTCTTCTTCATCCGCAGTTAAGTAATCAATTTGATCTGTTATTGTA TTCGTTTCAAGGTCCACTTTACGGTAAGGCGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC GTTAACACGCGCATAACTTGAAAGTGAGTTGATTAATCCAATGTTTGGAC CCTCTGGCGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGACCGTAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGCACTTCCATTTGGGCACGTTCACGCGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCAGATAAACGACGTTTGG-3′

[0129] SEQ.ID. no.25: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus hominis, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGATTCATCAATGGTACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAACGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCAAGGAATGGAATACAAGCTGTCG CTGCTGATACTACTTGTTTAGGAGATACATCCATGTAGTCCATTTTTTCT TTTGCCATAACAGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACATACCACTTCATCATC TAGGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAAACGAGAATTGGCTTGTGCAACTACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCATCAGCAGTTAAATAATCAATTTGATCAGTAATCGAA TTGGTATCAATATCTACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCGATAAAACCAAATTC ATTTACACGTGCATAACTAGATAATGAGTTAATTAAACCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCTGGTGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAATAGTGTACG TCACGAACTTCCATTTGTGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA AGCAGAAAGACGACGTTTAG-3′

[0130] SEQ.ID. no.26: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus haemolyticus, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCTGTGTTCATCAATGGTACTGCtTGACGTTGCATGTTTGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCATTTTCAAGGAAAGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCTGAAACTACTTGTTTAGGAGATACGTCCATGTAGTCCATTTTCTCT TTAGCCATAACTGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACATACGACTTCATCATC TAAGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAAGCGAGAGTTCGCTTGGGCAACTACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCATCAGCAGTTAAGTAGTCGATTTGATCTGTAATAGAG TTAGTGTCTAAGTCTACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTCACACGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTAATCAAACCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCTGGAGTCTCGATCGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCAGAAAG-3′

[0131] SEQ.ID. no.27: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus gallinarum, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGATTCATCAAAGGTACAGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT CAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAAAGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCAGATACAACCTGTTTAGGTGATACATCCATGTAGTCCATTTTTTCT TTTGCCATTACAGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACAAACGACTTCATCTTC TACGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAATACAGAGTTTGCTTGTGCTACTACAT AACTGTCTTCTTCATCAGCTGTTAAGTAGTCAATTTGATCTGTAATAGAT TGTGTTTCAATATCAACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTTACACGCGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATAAGTCCGATGTTTGGAC CCTCAGGTGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGAGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAG-3′

[0132] SEQ.ID. no.28: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus felis, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCGGGATTCATTAAAGGTACAGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGGATACATGCCGTCG CAGCAGAAACGACTTGCTTAGGCGATACGTCCATGTAGTCCATTTTTTCT TTGGCCATCGTTGTATTGTTTCCGCGGAAACGACATACAATCTCGTCATC CAAGAAACGGCCTTCTTCGTCTAATCGTGCGTTTGCTTGTGCAACAACAT AACTATCTTCTTCATCAGCTGTAAGATAGTCAATTTGGTCTGTAATTTTA TTTGTCTCAAGATCGACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCGATAAATCCAAATTC GTTAACACGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATTAATCCGATGTTCGGCC CCTCTGGCGTTTCAATAGGACACATGCGACCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGCACTTCCATCTGTGCACGTTCTCTCGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCGGATAGACGACGTTTAT-3′

[0133] SEQ.ID. no.29: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus equorum, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGATTCATCAATGGCACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTTGCACCCAT CAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAAAGGAATACATGCTGTCG CAGCAGAAACAACTTGTTTAGGTGAAACATCCATGTAGTCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATAACTGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACTTCGTCTTC TACGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAATACAGAGTTTGCTTGAGCTACTACAT AGCTGTCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAAGTAGTCAATTTGGTCTGTGATTGAA TGTGTTTCAAGATCTACTTTACGGTAAGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTCACACGCGCATAACTAGATAGTGAGTTGATAAGTCCGATATTCGGAC CCTCTGGTGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCGCCGGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAA-3′

[0134] SEQ.ID. no.30: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus epidermidis, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCAGGATTCATTAAAGGCACCGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTTGCTCCCAT TAACGCACGGTTAGAGTCGTCATTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTTG CTGCTGAAACAACTTGTTTTGGTGATACGTCCATGTAATCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATAACAGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACTTCATCATC TAAGAAACGACCATTTTCATCAAGTCTAGAATTAGCCTGTGCAACAACGT AGCTATCCTCTTCATCAGCTGTCAAATAATCTATTTGATCAGTGATTGAG TTTGTATCTAAATCCACTTTACGATATGGCGTTTCAATAAAACCAAATTC ATTCACTCTAGCATAACTTGACAATGAGTTTATTAAACCAATATTAGGAC CCTCAGGTGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGCCCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGCACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAATCCACCAGGCCCTAG AGCAGATAAACGACGTTTGT-3′

[0135] SEQ.ID. no.31: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus cohnii, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGATTCATCAATGGGACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTTG CTGCAGAAACAACCTGTTTAGGAGATACATCCATGTAATCCATTTTTTCT TTTGCCATAACTGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACTTCATCATC TAAGAAGCGACCATTTTCATCTAACTTAGAATTTGCTTGTGCTACTACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAAATAATCAATTTGATCTGTGATACTA TTCGTTTCAAGATCTACTTTACGATATGGCGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTTACACGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTAATCAAACCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCTGGTGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGACCGTAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGCACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAG-3′

[0136] SEQ.ID. no.32: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus chromogenes, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′CTCAGGATTTAACAAAGGCACCGCTTGACGTTGGATGTTCGCACCCAT TAACGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAACGGAATACATGCAGTTG CCGCAGAAACAACTTGCTTCGGTGATACGTCCATGTAATCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATTGTTGTATTGTTCCCACGGAAACGACAAACGATTTCGTCGTC GATAAAGCGTCCATTTTCATCTAAACGTGAGTTCGCTTGGGCAACAACAT AACTGTCTTCTTCGTCCGCAGTTAAATAATCAATTTGATCAGTAATTGCG TTCGTTTCAAGGTCTACTTTACGATACGGCGTTTCAATAAAACCAAATTC ATTAACACGCGCATAACTTGAAAGTGAGTTGATTAATCCAATATTTGGAC CCTCTGGTGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGACCGTAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGCACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCTGGTCCTAA AGCAGATAA-3′

[0137] SEQ.ID. no.33: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus carnosus, measuring 1 025 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGATTCATCAATGGTACCGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGGATACAAGCTGTCG CAGCTGATACTACTTGTTTTGGTGATACGTCCATGTAGTCCATTTTGTCT CTGTCCATCATTGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACTTCTTCGCT GATGAAGTGACCTTCATCATCTAAACGAGAGTTCGCTTGGGCTACAACAT AGCTGTCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAGATAGTCGATTTGATCAGTTACAGTA TTAGTTTCAAGGTCAACTTTACGGTATGGTGTTTCAATAAAACCGAACTC GTTAACACGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATCAAACCAATGTTTGGAC CCTCAGGAGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAATAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGAGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCAGATAATTCTGGATTCATCAATGGTACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCG CACCCATTAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCATTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACAA GCTGTCGCTGCAGATACTACTTGTTTAGGAGATACATCCATGTAGTCCAT TTTCTCTTTAGCCATAACTGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACTT CGTCATCTAAGAAACGACCATTTTCGTCTAAACGAGAGTTCGCTTGGGCA ACAACATAACTATCTTCTTCATCAGCAGTTAAGTAATCAATTTGGTCAGT GATAGAATTCGTATCTAAATCTACTTTACGATAAGGTGTTTCAATAAAAC CAAATTCATTTACTCGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATTAAACCAATG TTTGGTCCCTCAGGTGTTTCGATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAATA GTGAACGTCACGCACTTCCATTTGGGCACGTTCACGCGTTAAACCACCAG GTCCTAATGCTGATAGACGACGTTTAT-3′

[0138] SEQ.ID. no.34: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus capitis, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCAGTGTTCATCAATGGTACCGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTAG CTGCTGATACAACTTGTTTAGGTGATACGTCCATGTAATCCATTTTTTCT TTTGCCATAACTGTGTTATTACCACGGAAACGACAAACAACCTCGTCATC TAAGAAACGACCATTTTCGTCTAAACGTGAGTTGGCTTGGGCAACTACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCATCAGCAGTTAAGTAATCGATTTGATCTGTGATAGAG TTCGTATCTAAATCAACTTTACGATACGGTGTCTCGATGAAACCAAATTC ATTTACTCGCGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTAATTAAACCAATATTTGGAC CCTCTGGTGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGTGAGTAATGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGAGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAGACGACGTTTTG-3′

[0139] SEQ.ID. no.35: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus auricularis, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGGTTCATTAAAGGTACCGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTTGCACCCAT AAGCGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTCG CTGCAGAAACAACTTGTTTAGGAGATACATCCATGTAGTCCATGCGTTCT TTAGGTTTAGTAGTGTTGTCCCCACGGAAACGACAAAGAACTTCATCATC AACGAATTTACCTGTTTCATCAAGTACAGAGTTTGCTTGTGCAACTACAT AGCTGTCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAAGTAGTCGATTCTGTCAGTAACTTGG TTTGTCTCGATGTTTACCTTACGATAAGGTGTTTCAATGAAACCAAATTC ATTAACTCTTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTGATTAAACCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCAGGCGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGACCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATACCAGCACGCTCACGAGTTAAACCACCCGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAG-3′

[0140] SEQ.ID. no.36: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus aureus, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGATTCATCAAAGGCACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT CAATGCACGGTTTGAGTCATCATTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTCG CTGCTGAAACAACTTGCTTCGGCGATACATCCATATAATCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATAACTGTGTTGTTACCACGGAAACGACATACAACTTCATCATC CATGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAATTTAGAGTTTGCTTGTGCTACAACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAAATAGTCAATTTGATCAGTGATAGCA TGTGTATCTAAATCAACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATAAAGCCGAATTC ATTTACACGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTAATCAATCCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCAGGTGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAGACGACGTTTAT-3′

[0141] SEQ.ID. no.37: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus aureus anaerobius, measuring 507 base pairs: 5′TTCTGGATTCATCAAAGGCACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT CAATGCACGGTTTGAGTCATCATTTTCTAAGAATGGAATACATGCTGTCG CTGCTGAAACAACTTGCTTCGGCGATACATCCATATAATCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATAACTGTATTGTTACCACGGAAACGACATACAACTTCATCATC CATGAAACGACCATTTTCATCTAATTTAGAGTTTGCTTGTGCTACAACAT AGCTATCTTCTTCGTCAGCTGTTAAATAGTCAATTTGATCAGTGATAGCA TGTGTATCTAAATCAACTTTACGATATGGTGTTTCAATAAAGCCGAATTC ATTTACACGTGCATAACTTGATAATGAGTTAATCAATCCAATGTTTGGTC CCTCAGGTGTTTCAATTGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAGTAGTGAACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCCGATAG-3′

[0142] SEQ.ID. no.38: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus arlettae, measuring 518 base pairs: 5′TTCACGGTTCATCAACGGTACTGCTTGACGTTGCATGTTCGCACCCAT TAATGCACGGTTAGAGTCATCGTTTTCTAAGAAAGGAATACATGCCGTTG CAGCTGAAACTACTTGCTTAGGTGATACGTCCATGTAGTCCATTTTTTCT TTAGCCATAACTGTGTTATTACCGCGGAAACGACAAACAACTTCGTCATC TAAAAACTTACCATTTTCATCTAAGTTAGAGTTGGCTTGTGCTACCACAT AGCTGTCCTCTTCATCAGCAGTTAGGTAATCAATTTGATCTGTAATTGAG TTTGTTGCTAAATCTACTTTACGGTACGGCGTTTCGATAAAGCCAAATTC ATTTACACGTGCATAACTTGATAGTGAGTTAATTAAACCGATGTTTGGTC CCTCTGGTGTTTCGATAGGACACATACGGCCATAGTGAGAATAGTGTACG TCACGTACTTCCATTTGAGCACGTTCACGTGTTAAACCACCAGGTCCTAA TGCTGATAAACGACGTTTAT-3′

[0143] SEQ.ID. no.39: Partial sequence of the rpoB gene in Staphylococcus caprae, measuring 556 base pairs: 5′TAACCCATTAGCTGAGTTGACTCATAAACGTCGTCTATCAGCATTAGG ACCTGGTGGTTTAACGCGTGAACGTGCCCAAATGGAAGTGCGTGACGTTC ACTATTCTCACTATGGCCGTATGTGTCCAATCGAAACACCTGAGGGACCA AACATTGGTTTAATCAACTCATTATCAAGTTATGCACGAGTAAATGAATT TGGTTTTATTGAAACACCTTATCGTAAAGTAGATTTAGATACGAATTCTA TCACTGACCAAATTGATTACTTAACTGCTGATGAAGAAGATAGTTATGTT GTTGCCCAAGCGAACTCTCGTTTAGACGAAAATGGTCGTTTCTTAGATGA CGAAGTTGTTTGTCGTTTCCGTGGTAATAACACAGTTATGGCTAAAGAGA AAATGGACTACATGGATGTATCTCCTAAACAAGTAGTATCTGCAGCGACA GCTTGTATTCCATTCTTAGAAAATGATGACTCTAACCGTGCATTAATGGG TGCGAACATGCAACGTCAAGCAGTACCATTGATGAATCCAGAAGCGCCAT TTGTTGGT-3′

EXAMPLE 3 Blind Identification of a Collection of 20 Bacterial Strains Comprising 10 Strains of Bacteria Belonging to the Staphylococcus Genus

[0144] A collection of twenty strains belonging to the following bacterial species: Staphylococcus aureus (strain sensitive to rifampicin), Staphylococcus aureus (strain resistant to rifampicin), Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus gallinarum, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Corynebacterium amycolatum, Gemella morbilorum, Acinetobacter anitratus, Micrococcus luteus and Propionibacterium acnes was encoded so as to conduct blind molecular identification of the strains (the experimenter being unaware of strain identity) using the method described in this patent application. Extraction of the nucleic acids and amplification of the fragment of 751 base pairs of the rpoB gene were performed as described in example no.2 incorporating the primers SEQ.ID. no.7 (as 5′ primer) and SEQ.ID. no.10 (as 3′ primer) in a PCR amplification (FIG. 1). The sequencing of these 10 amplicons was conducted by incorporating within the sequencing reaction the primers SEQ.ID. no.9 (5′ primer) and SEQ.ID. no.10 (3′ primer) as described in example no.2 and a comparison of the sequences obtained with the sequences of the data bank for sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 made it possible to identify the ten amplified strains as being: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Staphylococcus gallinarum. The decoding of these 20 strains showed 100% agreement between the molecular identification following the method that is the subject hereof and the identification established previously using standard phenotype methods. This result illustrates the specificity of the primer sets SEQ.ID. no.7/SEQ.ID. no.10 and SEQ.ID. no.9/SEQ.ID. no.10 used for this work and the fact that the level of sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus strains to rifampicin does not interfere with the identification of these strains.

[0145] The other bacteria chosen because they are frequently isolated in human or animal clinical samples and also likely to contain bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus, were not amplified, thereby demonstrating the specificity of the primers used for the Staphylococcus genus under conditions of use to detect bacteria of the Staphylococcus genus using the method of the invention, relative to bacteria of another genus.

[0146]FIG. 1 shows the PCR amplification products obtained from fifteen encoded bacterial strains, comprising 10 strains belonging to the Staphylococcus genus (columns 2 to 5, 8, 9, 11 to 13 and 16) and 5 bacterial strains of bacterial geni other than Staphylococcus (columns 6, 7, 10, 14 and 15). Columns 1 and 17 represent the molecular weight labeler. Columns corresponding to negative amplification controls (sterile water) and to strains other than Staphylococcus are not shown. The amplification products are obtained after incorporating primers SEQ.ID. no.7 and SEQ.ID. no.10 according to the invention and are visualized by ethidium bromide staining after electrophoresis on agarose gel.

1 85 1 25 DNA Artificial Sequence consensus primer 1 aaacttaata gaaattcaaa ctaaa 25 2 20 DNA Artificial Sequence consensus primer 2 atctggtaaa gcattaccaa 20 3 3791 DNA Staphylococcus saccharolyticus 3 atgaaactta atagaaattc aaactaaatc ttatgattgg ttccttaaag aagggttatt 60 agaaatgttt agagacattt caccaattga agatttcaca ggcaacctat ctttagaatt 120 tgtagattat agattaggtg aaccaaatta tgatttagaa gaatctaaaa atcgtgacgc 180 tacttatgct gcacctcttc gtgtcaaagt acgtctcatt attaaagaaa caggcgaagt 240 aaaagaacaa gaagtcttca tgggtgattt cccattaatg acagacacag gtacatttgt 300 tatcaatggt gctgagcgtg ttatcgtgtc tcaattagta cgttcaccat ctgtttattt 360 caacgaaaaa attgataaaa acggtcgtga aaattatgat gcgactatta ttcctaaccg 420 tggtgcttgg ttagaatatg aaacagatgc taaagatgtc gtttatgttc gtatcgatag 480 aacacgtaaa ttaccattaa ctgtattgtt acgtgcgcta ggtttctcaa ctgatcaaga 540 aatcgttgat ttaataggag acagtgaata tttacgtaat acattagaaa aagatggaac 600 tgaaaataca gaacaagctt tattagaaat ttatgaacgt ttgcgtcctg gcgaaccacc 660 aacagtagaa aatgctaaaa gcttattata ttcacgtttc ttcgatccta aacgctatga 720 tttagcaagt gtaggtcgtt ataaagctaa caaaaagtta catttaaaac accgtttatt 780 taatcaaaaa ctagcagaac caattgttaa tagtgaaaca ggtgagattg tagcggaaga 840 aggtactgta cttgatcgtc gtaaactaga tgaaatcatg gacgtattgg agacaaacgc 900 taatagcgaa gtctttgaac ttgaaggtag tgtcattgat gaaccagtag aaattcaatc 960 aattaaagta tatgttccta atgatgaaga aggtcgaact actactgtta ttggtaatgc 1020 attaccagac tcagaagtta aatgtattac tccggctgat attatcgcct caatgagtta 1080 cttctttaac ttattgaatg gaattggtta tacagatgat attgaccact taggtaatcg 1140 tcgtttacgt tcagttggtg aattactaca aaaccaattc cgtatcggtt tgtctagaat 1200 ggaacgtgtt gtacgtgaga gaatgtcaat tcaagacact gattctatca ctccacaaca 1260 attaattaat attcgtccag tcattgcatc tattaaagaa ttttttggta gttctcaatt 1320 atctcaattc atggaccaag caaacccatt agctgagttg actcataaac gtcgtttatc 1380 agctctagga cctggtggtt taactcgtga acgcgctcaa atggaagtac gtgacgtgca 1440 ttattctcac tacggtcgta tgtgccctat tgaaacacct gagggcccaa acattggatt 1500 aattaactca ttatctagtt atgcaagagt aaatgaattt ggttttattg aaacacctta 1560 tcgtaaagtt gatttagata ctaattcaat cactgaccaa attgactact taactgctga 1620 tgaagaagat agttatgttg ttgcacaagc aaactcacgt cttgatgaaa atgggtgctt 1680 cttagatgat gaagttgttt gtcgttttcg tggcaataac acagtgatgg ctaaagaaaa 1740 aatggactat atggacgtat cacctaaaca agtagtttca gcagctactg catgtatccc 1800 attcttagaa aacgatgact caaaccgagc attaatgggt gcaaacatgc aacgtcaagc 1860 agtaccatta atgaacccag aagcgccatt tgttggaaca ggtatggaac atgtagcagc 1920 gcgtgactca ggtgcagcaa ttactgctaa gcatagagga cgtgttgaac atgttgagtc 1980 taatgaagtt ttagttcgtc gtttagtaga agaaaatggt attgaacatg aaggtgaatt 2040 agatcgctat ccattagcaa aattcaaacg ttcaaactct ggtacatgtt ataaccaacg 2100 cccaattgtt tctgttggag acgttgttga atataacgaa attttagcag acggtccttc 2160 aatggaacta ggtgaaatgg ctttaggtcg taacgtagtt gtaggtttca tgacttggga 2220 cggttataac tatgaggatg ccgttatcat gagcgaacgt ttagttaaag atgatgtcta 2280 tacatctatt catatcgaag aatacgaatc agaagcacgt gacactaaat taggacctga 2340 agaaattact cgtgatattc ctaatgtgtc tgaaagtgcg cttaaaaact tagacgatcg 2400 tggtatcgtt tatgttggtg ccgaagttaa agatggtgac atcttagtag gcaaagtaac 2460 gcctaaaggt gtaacggaac taacagcaga agaaagatta ttacatgcta ttttcggtga 2520 aaaggctcgt gaagttcgtg atacttcatt acgtgtacca catggtgcag ggggcatcgt 2580 attagatgta aaagtcttca accgtgaaga gggcgatgac actttatctc ctggtgtaaa 2640 tcaattagta cgtgtttata tcgttcaaaa acgtaaaatt catgtagggg ataaaatgtg 2700 cggtcgtcat ggtaataaag gtgttatttc taaaattgtt cctgaagaag atatgccata 2760 cttacctgat ggtcgaccaa tcgacatcat gttaaatcca cttggtgtac cttcacgtat 2820 gaacattgga caagtgctag aattacactt aggtatggct gctaaaaact taggcatcca 2880 cattgcatca ccagtatttg atggtgctaa tgatgatgat gtttggtcta caatcgaaga 2940 ggccggcatg gcacgtgatg gtaagactgt attatatgat gggcgtacgg gtgaaccgtt 3000 tgataaccgt atttctgtag gtgtaatgta catgcttaaa cttgctcaca tggttgatga 3060 caaattgcat gcacgttcaa caggaccata ctcactcgtt acacaacaac cactcggtgg 3120 taaagcacaa tttggtggac aacgtttcgg tgagatggag gtatgggcac ttgaagcata 3180 tggtgctgct tatactttac aagaaatctt aacttataaa tctgacgata cagtaggacg 3240 tgttaaaact tacgaatcta tcgttaaagg tgaaaacatc tctagaccaa gtgttcctga 3300 gtcattccga gtactgatga aagaattaca aagtttagga ttagatgtta aagtaatgga 3360 tgagcatgat aatgaaattg aaatggcaga tgttgatgat gaagatgcaa cggaacgcaa 3420 agtagattta caacaaaaaa atgctccgga atcacaaaaa gaaacaactg attaataagc 3480 acttaagata aatgaatact taaagggtat gaaatgatta tcatttcaac ttctttaggt 3540 attcgatttc aatgaaagta atcaatcaaa tagcacagct aatctaaatt gaaggaggta 3600 ggctccttga ttgatgtaaa taatttccat tatatgaaaa taggattagc ttcacctgaa 3660 aagattcgtt cttggtcata tggtgaagtt aagaaacctg aaacaataaa ctatcgtact 3720 ttaaagccag aaaaagatgg tcttttctgt gaaagaattt tcggacctac aaaagactgg 3780 gaaattttta a 3791 4 3855 DNA Staphylococcus lugdunensis 4 atgtcttatg attggttcct aaaagaaggt ttactagaaa tgttccgtga tatctcacca 60 attgaagatt tcacaggtaa cctatcatta gagtttgtag attacagatt aggtgaacca 120 aagtatgatt tagaagaatc gaaaaatcgt gacgctactt atgctgcacc tcttcgtgtt 180 aaagtgcgtc tcgttataaa agaaacaggt gaagttaaag agcaagaagt atttatggga 240 gacttcccat taatgacaga tacaggtacg tttgttatta atggtgcaga gcgtgttatt 300 gtatcgcaat tagtacgttc accatccgtt tactttaatg aaaaaattga caaaaacgga 360 cgagaaaatt atgatgctac aatcattcct aaccgtggtg cctggttaga atacgaaaca 420 gatgctaaag atgttgtcta tgttcgtatt gatagaactc gtaaattgcc attaactgtc 480 ttattacgcg cattaggctt ttcaactgat caagaaattg ttgagttgtt aggcgataac 540 gaatacttgc gtaatacatt agaaaaagac ggaacagaaa acactgaaca agcgttatta 600 gaaatttatg aacgtttacg tcctggtgaa ccaccaacag ttgaaaatgc aaaaagttta 660 ttatattctc gcttcttcga tccgaaacgc tatgatttag caagcgttgg acgttataaa 720 gcgaacaaaa aattgcatct aaaacaccgt ttatttaatc aaaaattagc agagcctatc 780 gtaaacagcg aaacaggtga aattgttgct gaagaaggta ctgtattaga tcgtcgcaaa 840 ttagacgaaa ttatggacgt tcttgaaaca aatgcgaata gtgaagtatt cgaattagaa 900 ggaacagtaa tagacgaacc ggttgaaatt caatcaatca aagtctatgt accaaatgat 960 gaagaaggtt gtacaacaac gataattggt aatgctttac cagattcaga agtgaaatgt 1020 atcacacctg cagatattat ttcttctatg agttacttct tcaacttatt agctggcatt 1080 ggttacacgg atgatatcga tcatttaggt aaccgtcgtt tacgttcagt tggtgagtta 1140 ttgcaaaacc aattccgtat tggtttatca agaatggaac gtgttgtgcg tgaaagaatg 1200 tcaattcaag ataccgaatc tatcacacca caacaattaa ttaatattag accagttatt 1260 gcatcaatta aagaattctt tggtagttct caattatcac aattcatgga ccaagctaac 1320 ccattagcag aattaacaca caaacgtcgt ttatctgcgt taggacctgg tggtttaaca 1380 cgtgaacgtg cacaaatgga agttcgtgac gtgcattatt ctcactatgg ccgtatgtgt 1440 ccgattgaaa caccagaggg tccaaacatt ggtttgatta actcattatc tagttatgcg 1500 cgtgtcaacg agtttggctt tattgaaacg ccttatcgta aagtagatat tgatacaaat 1560 gcaatcacag atcaaattga ctacttaact gctgatgaag aagacagtta tgtcgttgca 1620 caagcgaact ctcgccttga tgaaaatggt cgtttcttag atgatgaagt agtatgccgt 1680 ttccgcggta ataatactgt tatggctaaa gaaaaaatgg actacatgga tgtatctcct 1740 aaacaagttg tttcagctgc gacagcatgt attccattct tagagaacga tgactctaac 1800 cgtgcattga tgggtgcaaa catgcaacgt caagcagttc cgttgatgaa ccctgaagcg 1860 ccgttcgtag gaacaggtat ggagcatgtt gctgctcgtg actctggtgc tgcgattact 1920 gcaaaataca gaggtcgtgt agaacacgtt gaatctaatg aaatcctagt gcgtcgatta 1980 attgaagaaa atggaaaaga atatgaaggc gaacttgatc gctatccatt agcgaagttt 2040 aaacgctcta actctggtac atgttataac caacgtccaa ttgtttctat tggcgacgtt 2100 gtagaataca atgaaattct agctgacggt ccatcaatgg agcttggtga aatggcatta 2160 ggccgcaacg ttgtagttgg tttcatgact tgggacggct ataactatga agatgctgtc 2220 atcatgagtg aacgtttagt caaagatgac gtttacacat ctattcatat tgaagaatat 2280 gaatcagaag cacgtgatac gaaattagga cctgaggaaa tcacacgtga tattcctaac 2340 gtctctgaaa gtgcacttaa aaacttagac gatcgcggta ttgtttatgt aggtgcagaa 2400 gttaaagatg gcgatatttt agtaggtaaa gtaacgccta aaggtgtcac agagctaaca 2460 gctgaagaac gtctattaca tgcaatcttt ggtgaaaaag cacgtgaagt gcgtgacact 2520 tcattgcgtg taccacatgg tgctggcggt attgtgctag atgttaaagt cttcaaccgt 2580 gaagaaggag atgacacact ttctccaggt gttaaccaat tagtacgcgt atatattgtg 2640 cagaaacgta aaatacacgt tggggacaaa atgtgtggtc gtcatggtaa caaaggtgtc 2700 atttctaaga ttgttccaga agaggacatg ccttatttac cagatggacg tccaattgat 2760 attatgttaa acccacttgg tgtgccatca cgtatgaaca ttggacaagt tctagagttg 2820 catttaggta tggctgctaa aaacttaggt attcatgttg cgtcaccagt atttgatggt 2880 gcgaacgatg aagatgtatg gtcaacaatt gaagaagctg gtatggcacg tgacggtaaa 2940 accgtattat atgatggccg tacaggtgag ccattcgaca accgtatctc agttggagtt 3000 atgtacatgc ttaaacttgc acatatggtt gatgacaaat tacatgctcg ttcaacaggt 3060 ccatactcat tagttacaca acaaccactt ggtggtaaag cacaatttgg tggacaacgt 3120 ttcggtgaga tggaagtatg ggcacttgaa gcttatggtg ctgcctatac attgcaagaa 3180 atccttactt ataaatctga tgatacggta ggccgtgtta aaacatacga agctatcgtt 3240 aaaggtgaaa acatttctag accaagtgtt cctgaatcat tccgtgtatt gatgaaagaa 3300 cttcaaagtt taggtttaga tgtgaaagtg atggatgagc acgataacga aatcgaaatg 3360 gcagatgttg aagatgaaga tacaacagag cgcaaagtag atttgcaaca aaaagatgcg 3420 ccacaatctc aacaagaaga aactgctgat tagtcaatat attagatata aggaatggtg 3480 ttaggaacaa gtgctacgga tgtttaaaca taatgtgttt tgagttgcat ccatcctaac 3540 ctttccttaa tttcaataga tgtaaatcaa tcaaatggca cagctaatct aaattgaagg 3600 aggtaggctc cttgattgat gtaaataatt tccattatat gaaaatcggt ttagcctcac 3660 ctgaaaaaat tcgttcatgg tcatatggtg aagtgaaaaa accagaaaca attaattatc 3720 gtacgttaaa accagaaaaa gatggcttat tctgtgagag aatattcggc ccaactaaag 3780 attgggaatg tagttgtggt aaatacaaac gtgtgcgtta taaaggcatg gtttgtgata 3840 gatgtggtgt tgtaa 3855 5 3698 DNA Staphylococcus caprae 5 atgaaactta atagaaattc aaactaaatc ttacgattgg ttccttaaag aaggtttatt 60 agaaatgttt agagacattt ctccaattga agatttcaca ggtaacctat ctttagaatt 120 tgtagattat agattaggtg atccgaaata cgatttagaa gaatctaaaa accgtgacgc 180 tacttatgct gcacctcttc gtgtgaaagt acgtctcatt attaaagaaa caggcgaagt 240 gaaggaacaa gaagtcttca tgggtgattt cccattaatg actgacacag gtacattcgt 300 tatcaatggt gctgaacgtg ttatcgtttc tcaattagta cgttcaccat ccgtttattt 360 caacgagaaa attgataaaa atggacgcga aaactacgat gcaactatca ttcctaaccg 420 tggtgcttgg ttagaatatg aaacagatgc gaaagatgta gtatacgttc gtatcgatag 480 aactcgtaaa ttaccattga cagtattatt acgtgcacta gatttctcaa ctgatcaaga 540 aattgttgat ttactaggtg agagtgaata tttacgtaat acattagaaa aagatggtac 600 tgaaaatact gaacaagcat tattagaaat ttatgaacgt ttacgtcctg gcgaaccacc 660 aacagttgaa aatgctaaaa gcttattata ctcacgcttc ttcgacccta aacgttatga 720 tttagcaagt gttggtcgtt acaaagctaa caaaaagtta catttaaaac accgtttatt 780 taatcaaaaa ttagcagaac ctattgttaa tagtgaaaca ggtgagattg tagctgaaga 840 aggtactgta ttagatcgtc gtaaaattga cgaaatcatg gacgttttag aaacaaacgc 900 taacagtgaa gttttcgaat tagaaggtag cgttattgac gaacctgttg aaattcaatc 960 aattaaagtc tatgtaccta atgatgaaga aggtcgcaca actactgtaa ttggtaatgc 1020 attaccagat tcagaagtta aatgtattac tccagctgat atcattgcgt caatgagtta 1080 tttcttcaac ttattaaatg gtattggtta tacagatgat atcgaccact taggtaaccg 1140 tcgtttacgt tcagttggtg aacttttaca gaaccaattc cgtatcggtt tatcaagaat 1200 ggaacgtgtt gttcgtgaaa gaatgtctat tcaagacact gattcaatca caccacaaca 1260 attaatcaac attcgtccgg ttattgcgtc tattaaagaa ttcttcggaa gttcacaatt 1320 atcgcaattc atggaccaag ctaacccatt agctgagttg actcataaac gtcgtctatc 1380 agcattagga cctggtggtt taacgcgtga acgtgcccaa atggaagtgc gtgacgttca 1440 ctattctcac tatggccgta tgtgtccaat cgaaacacct gagggaccaa acattggttt 1500 aatcaactca ttatcaagtt atgcacgagt aaatgaattt ggttttattg aaacacctta 1560 tcgtaaagta gatttagata cgaattctat cactgaccaa attgattact taactgctga 1620 tgaagaagat agttatgttg ttgcccaagc gaactctcgt ttagacgaaa atggtcgttt 1680 cttagatgac gaagttgttt gtcgtttccg tggtaataac acagttatgg ctaaagagaa 1740 aatggactac atggatgtat ctcctaaaca agtagtatct gcagcgacag cttgtattcc 1800 attcttagaa aatgatgact ctaaccgtgc attaatgggt gcgaacatgc aacgtcaagc 1860 agtaccattg atgaatccag aagcgccatt tgttggtaca ggtatggaac atgtagccgc 1920 acgtgattca ggtgcagcga ttactgctaa acatagagga cgcgttgaac acgttgaatc 1980 taacgaagta ttagtacgtc gtttagtaga agaaaacggc actgaacatg aaggtgaatt 2040 agatcgttac ccattagcta aattcaaacg ttcaaactct ggtacatgtt ataaccaacg 2100 tccaattgtt tctgttggtg atgtagtaga atacaatgaa attttagctg acggtccttc 2160 aatggaatta aggttgaaat ggcataggga cgtaacgttg ttagttggtt tcatgacttg 2220 ggacggttat aactacgagg atgctgttat catgagtgaa cgtttagtta aagatgacgt 2280 ttatacttct attcacattg aagaatatga atctgaagct cgtgatacta agttaggacc 2340 tgaagaaatt actcgtgaca ttcctaacgt atctgaaagt gcacttaaaa acttagacga 2400 tcgcggtatc gtttatgttg gtgctgaagt taaagacggt gacatcttag taggtaaagt 2460 aacgcctaaa ggtgtaactg aattaacagc tgaagaaaga ttattacatg ctatcttcgg 2520 tgaaaaggct cgtgaagtcc gcgatacatc attacgtgta ccacatggtg caggcggtat 2580 cgttctagat gttaaagtat tcaatcgtga agaaggcgat gatacgttat ctccaggtgt 2640 aaaccaattg gtacgtgttt atatcgttca aaaacgtaaa attcatgtag gggacaaaat 2700 gtgtggtcgt cacggtaaca aaggtgttat ctctaaaatt gttcctgaag aagatatgcc 2760 atacttacca gatggtcgtc caatcgacat catgttaaac ccacttggtg taccatcacg 2820 tatgaacatc ggacaagtac ttgagttgca tttaggtatg gctgctaaga acttaggcat 2880 ccatgtagca tctccagtat tcgatggtgc aaacgatgat gatgtatggt caacaattga 2940 agaagcaggt atggctcgtg atggtaaaac tgtattatac gatggacgta caggtgaacc 3000 attcgataac cgtatttctg taggtgtcat gtacatgctt aaacttgctc acatggttga 3060 cgataaatta cacgcacgtt caactggacc atactcactt gttacacaac aaccacttgg 3120 tggtaaagca caattcggtg gtcaacgctt cggtgagatg gaggtatggg cacttgaagc 3180 atatggtgct gcatacacat tacaagaaat cttaacttat aaatctgacg atacagtagg 3240 tcgtgttaaa acttacgaat ctatcgttaa aggtgaaaat atctctagac caagtgttcc 3300 agaatcattc agagtattga tgaaagaatt acaaagttta ggattagatg ttaaagtgat 3360 ggacgagcaa gacaacgaaa ttgaaatggc ggacgttgat gatgaagatg caactgaacg 3420 caaagtagat ttacaacaaa aaaatgctcc cgaatcacaa aaagaaacaa ctgattaata 3480 agcacttaag ataaatgaat cctaaagagg ttatgagatg gttgccattt caacctcttt 3540 aaggtattcg atttcaatga atgtaaatca atcaaatagc acagctaatc taaattgaag 3600 gaggtaggct ccttgattga tgtaaataat ttccattata tgaaaatagg attagcttca 3660 cctgaaaaaa ttcgttcttg gtcttatggt gaagttaa 3698 6 3851 DNA Staphylococcus intermedius 6 atgtaaactt aatagaaatt cmaactaaat cgtatgattg gttcttaaaa gaaggtttat 60 tagaaatgtt ccgtgatatt tctcctattg aagacttcac gggtaatctt tcattagaat 120 ttgttgatta tagattaggt gaaccaaagt atgatttaga agaatcaaaa aaccgtgatg 180 caacatacgc ggcaccatta cgtgtgaaag ttcgtttaat cattaaagaa acaggcgaag 240 tgaaagatca agaagtattt atgggtgatt tcccattaat gacagaaaca ggtacttttg 300 tgattaacgg ggcagaacgt gttatcgtat cacaattagt ccgttcacca tctgtatact 360 tcaatgaaaa attagataaa aacggatgcg tgaattatga tgcgacagtc attcctaacc 420 gtggtgcttg gttggaatat gaaacagatg cgaaagatgt cgtttatgtg cgtatcgata 480 gaacgagaaa gttaccatta acagtattat tacgtgcgtt aggttattca acagaccaag 540 aaattattga attaattggg gataatgaat atttacgtaa tacattagaa aaagatagca 600 cagaaaatac agagcaagca ttacttgaaa tttatgaacg tttacgtcca ggtgaaccac 660 ctactgtaga aaacgcaaaa agcttattat actcacgttt ctttgaccct aaacgttatg 720 atttagcaag cgttggacgt tataaagcaa acaaaaagtt acatttaaaa caccgcctat 780 tcaatcaaaa attagctgaa ccgatcgtta atactgaaac aggcgaaatt gttgctgaag 840 aaggcactgt tttagatcgt cgtaaattag atgaaattat ggacgttctt gaaacaaatg 900 cgaatgcaca agtttatgaa cattccaaac ggatcattga tgagccagta gaaattcaat 960 caattaaagt atatgtaccg aatgatgatg aagaacgtac aacaacagtt attggtaatg 1020 cattcccaga ttcagaagtg aaatgtatta caccggctga tattgtggca tctatgtcat 1080 acttcttcaa cctattacat ggtattggtt acacagacga tattgaccac cttggtaacc 1140 gccgtctacg ttcagttggt gagttgttac aaaaccaatt ccgtatcggt ttatcaagaa 1200 tggaacgtgt ggtacgtgaa agaatgtcta ttcaagatac agactctatc acaccgcaac 1260 aattaattaa tattcgtcca gtgattgcat caattaaaga gttctttggt agctcgcaat 1320 tatctcaatt catggaccaa gcgaacccac ttgctgagtt gactcacaaa cgtcgtctat 1380 cagcattagg acctggtggt ttaacgcgtg aacgtgctca aatggaagtg cgtgacgtac 1440 actactctca ctatggtcgt atgtgtccaa tcgaaacacc tgagggacca aacattggtt 1500 tgatcaactc attatctagt tatgcacgtg tgaacgaatt tggttttatc gaaacaccat 1560 atcgtaaagt tgatattgaa acaaatacga ttactgacca aatcgactac ttaactgctg 1620 atgaagaaga tagttatgtt gtcgcacaag cgaactcacg tcttgatgaa aacggtcgct 1680 ttattgatga tgagattgta tgtcgtttcc gtggtaacaa cacaacgatg gcgaaagaaa 1740 aaatggacta catggacgta tcgccgaaac aagttgtatc agctgcgaca gcgtgtatcc 1800 cattcttaga aaacgatgac tctaaccgtg cgttaatggg tgcgaacatg cagcgtcaag 1860 cggtaccgtt gttaaaccct gaatctccat ttgtaggtac aggtatggaa cacgttgctg 1920 cacgtgactc aggtgctgct gtcatttcta aatatcgcgg tcgtgttgaa catgtccaat 1980 ctagcgagat tttagtccgt cgtttagttg aagaaaacgg tcaagaagta gatggtacgt 2040 tagatcgtta tccattagcg aaatttaaac gttcgaactc aggtacatgt tataaccaac 2100 gtccaatcat cgcaaaaggt gacattgtgg aaaaaggcga aatccttgct gatggtcctt 2160 caatggaact tggtgaaatg gcattaggtc agaaacgtag tagttggttc atgacttggg 2220 acggttataa ctatgaggat gccgttatca tgagtgaacg tttggttaaa gatgatgtgt 2280 acacgtctat tcatattgaa gaatacgaat cagaagcgcg tgacacaaaa cttggacctg 2340 aagaaatcac acgtgatatt cctaacgtat ctgaaaatgc actgaaaaac ttagatgatc 2400 gcggtatcgt ttatgtaggt gcggaagtta aagacggcga catcttagtg ggtaaagtaa 2460 cgccaaaagg tgtaacagaa ttaactgcag aagaacgttt attacatgca atctttggtg 2520 aaaaagcacg tgaagtacgt gatacatcat tacgtgtacc tcacggcgcg ggcggtattg 2580 tacttgatgt taaagtgttc aatcgtgaag aaggcgatga ttcactttca ccaggtgtga 2640 accaactcgt acgtgtttac attgttcaaa aacgtaaaat tcatgtaggg gacaaaatgt 2700 gtggtcgtca cggtaacaaa ggtgtcatct ctaaaattgt tcctgaagaa gacatgccgt 2760 acttaccaga cggtcgtcca atcgacatca tgttgaaccc actcggtgta ccatctcgta 2820 tgaacatcgg acaagtttta gagctccact taggtatggc agctaaaaac ttaggtatcc 2880 acgttgcatc accagtattc gatggtgcga acgatgatga cgtatggtct acaattgaag 2940 aagcaggtat ggcacgtgat ggtaaaactg tcctttacga tggacgtaca ggtgaaccat 3000 tcgacaaccg tatctctgta ggtgtcatgt acatgctgaa acttgcacac atggttgatg 3060 acaagcttca cgcacgttct acaggacctt actcacttgt tacacaacaa ccgcttggtg 3120 gtaaagcaca gtttggtgga caaagatttg gtgagatgga ggtatgggca cttgaagcat 3180 acggtgcagc atacacatta caagaaatcc tcacatacaa atcagatgac acagtaggtc 3240 gtgtgaaaac ttacgaagct atcgttaaag gtgaaaacat ctcaagacca agtgttcctg 3300 aatcattccg cgtattgatg aaagaattac aaagtttagg tcttgacgtt aaagtgatgg 3360 acgaacaaga taacgaaatt gaaatgcgtg acttagacga tgatgatatt ccagatcgca 3420 aagtcaacat tcaaccatca actgttcctg aatcacaaaa agaatttaac gaataatgat 3480 gaattgtaga taagattaaa cggaatagaa acacttggtt aagcttgagt ttgtgttcaa 3540 atgtgacagt tgaaatacaa cagatgtcat gtacgattaa tctattcgga aatgtgatcg 3600 gaatccaacg agagggcttg ggtttcgatg catatccgat actgcaacat ttttaagata 3660 aattgtaaat caatcaacta gcacagttaa tttaaactaa aggaggtagg ctccttgatt 3720 gatgtaaata aattccatta catgaaaata ggactcgctt cacctgaaaa aattcgttct 3780 tggtcatatg gtgaggtcaa aaagccagaa acaattaact accgtacgtt aaaaccagaa 3840 aaagatggta a 3851 7 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 7 aaccaattcc gtatnggttt 20 8 19 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 8 ccgtcccaag tcatgaaac 19 9 17 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 9 caattcatgg accaagc 17 10 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 10 gcnacntgnt ccatacctgt 20 11 518 DNA Staphylococcus xylosus 11 ttcagggttc atcaatggca ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatca ttttctaaga aaggaataca tgctgtcgca gcagaaacaa cttgttttgg 120 tgaaacgtcc atgtaatcca ttttttcttt agccataact gtgttattac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcatcatcta agaaacgacc attttcatct aatttagagt tggcttgtgc 240 taccacataa ctatcctctt catcagctgt taagtaatcg atttgctcag taatgctgtt 300 tgtttcaagg tctactttac gataaggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat tcacacgtgc 360 ataactagac aatgagttga taagtccaat gtttggacct tcaggcgttt cgattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtcagaat agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctagag cagataaacg acgtttgt 518 12 507 DNA Staphylococcus warneri 12 ttcaggattc atcaatggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atggaataca agctgtagcg gctgaaacaa cctgcttagg 120 tgaaacgtcc atgtaatcca ttttttcttt agccattact gtgttattac cacggaaacg 180 acaaactact tcgtcatcta tgaaacgtcc gttttcatct aaacgtgaat tcgcttgggc 240 aacaacataa ctatcttctt cgtcagcagt taaataatca atttggtctg taatcgcatt 300 agtgtctaaa tccactttac gatatggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcgt ttacacgtgc 360 ataactagat aatgagttga ttaatccaat gtttggaccc tctggcgttt caattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagaat agtgtacgtc acgtacctcc atttgtgcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaaag cagataa 507 13 518 DNA Staphylococcus simulans 13 ttcagggttc atcaatggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta acgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atgggataca tgctgtcgct gcagatacaa cttgtttagg 120 agaaacgtcc atatagtcca ttttctctct atccatagtt gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacgatt tcttcgtcta agaaacgacc ttcgtcatct aaacgtgagt tcgcttgcgc 240 aacaacatag ctgtcttctt cgtctgcagt aaggtaatcg atttgatctg ttaccgcatt 300 tttctcatgg tcaactttac gatatggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat taacacgcgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttga ttaaaccgat gttcggaccc tctggtgtct cgattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagagt aatgcacgtc acgtacttcc atttgtgcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtccaagtg cagatagacg acgtttat 518 14 507 DNA Staphylococcus sciuri 14 ttctgggttc attaaaggta ccgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccataa gcgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgtcgct gcagaaacaa cttgtttagg 120 agatacatcc atgtagtcca tgcgttcttt aggtttagta gtgttgtccc cacggaaacg 180 acaaagaact tcatcatcaa cgaatttacc tgtttcatca agtacagagt ttgcttgtgc 240 aactacatag ctgtcttctt cgtcagctgt taagtagtcg attctgtcag taacttggtt 300 tgtctcgatg tttaccttac gataaggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat taactcttgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttga ttaaaccaat gtttggtccc tcaggcgttt caattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc ataccagcac gctcacgagt 480 taaaccaccc ggtcctaatg ctgatag 507 15 518 DNA Staphylococcus schleiferi 15 ttctgggttt aacaatggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaaa acggaataca tgctgtcgca gctgaaacaa cttgtttagg 120 cgatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt agccatagtt gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacgatt tcgtcatcga taaaacgtcc gttttcatca agtcttgagt tcgcttgggc 240 aacaacataa ctgtcttctt catcagcagt aaggtaatca atacggtctg taattgtgtt 300 tgtttcaagg tctacttttc tgtatggagt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat tcacacgtgc 360 ataacttgaa agtgagttga tcaaaccaat gtttggaccc tctggtgtct cgattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagaat agtgtacgtc acgaacttcc atttgtgcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggccctaaag ctgataaacg acgtttgt 518 16 518 DNA Staphylococcus saprophyticus 16 ttctggattc atcaatggca ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga aaggaataca tgctgtcgct gcagaaacaa cttgtttagg 120 tgagacatcc atataatcca ttttttcttt ggccataact gtattattac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcgtctgcta tgaaacggcc attttcgtct aatgttgagt ttgcttgtgc 240 tacaacatag ctatcttctt catcagctgt taaatagtca atttgatccg tgattgaatt 300 cgtttcaaga tccactttac ggtaaggtgt ttcaataaag ccgaattcat ttacacgcgc 360 ataactagat aacgagttaa taagtccgat gtttggaccc tctggcgttt caattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagaat agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgcgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctagag ctgataaacg acgtttat 518 17 518 DNA Staphylococcus saccharolyticus 17 ttctgggttc attaatggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccatta atgctcggtt 60 tgagtcatcg ttttctaaga atgggataca tgcagtagct gctgaaacta cttgtttagg 120 tgatacgtcc atatagtcca ttttttcttt agccatcact gtgttattgc cacgaaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcatcatcta agaagcaccc attttcatca agacgtgagt ttgcttgtgc 240 aacaacataa ctatcttctt catcagcagt taagtagtca atttggtcag tgattgaatt 300 agtatctaaa tcaactttac gataaggtgt ttcaataaaa ccaaattcat ttactcttgc 360 ataactagat aatgagttaa ttaatccaat gtttgggccc tcaggtgttt caatagggca 420 catacgaccg tagtgagaat aatgcacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcgc gttcacgagt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctagag ctgataaacg acgtttat 518 18 508 DNA Staphylococcus pulveris 18 ttcaggattc attaaaggca ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccataa gcgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga aaggaataca tgctgtcgca gcagaaacaa cctgtttagg 120 tgatacatcc atgtaatcca tacgttcttt aggtttcgta gtattatccc cacggaaacg 180 acaaagtact tcatcatcaa cgaatttacc tgtttcatca agtactgagt ttgcttgcgc 240 tacaacatag ctgtcttctt cgtcagctgt taaatagtca attctgtcag taacttggtt 300 tgtttcgata ttaaccttac gataaggcgt ttcaataaaa ccaaattcat taactctcgc 360 ataacttgat aaagagttaa ttaaaccgat gtttggtccc tcaggtgttt caattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagaat agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc ataccagcac gttcacgaag 480 ttaaaccgcc gggtcctaat gctgatag 508 19 518 DNA Staphylococcus muscae 19 ttcaggattc aacaatggca ccgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta aggcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgtcgca gcagaaacaa cttgcttcgg 120 cgatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttctcttt tgccattgtt gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acatacaatc tcatcatcaa taaagcgacc attttcatct aaacgtgagt tcgcttgtgc 240 aaccacataa ctatcttctt catcagcagt taaatagtcg atttgatcag tgattgtgtt 300 cgtctcgata tcaactttac gatatggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat taacacgtgc 360 ataactagat agtgagttga tcaaaccaat gttcagtccc tctggtgtct caatcggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgcacttcc atttgtgcac gttcacgtgt 480 caaaccacca ggccctaatg ctgaaagacg acgcttat 518 20 518 DNA Staphylococcus lugdunensis 20 ttcagggttc atcaacggaa ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttctctaaga atggaataca tgctgtcgca gctgaaacaa cttgtttagg 120 agatacatcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt agccataaca gtattattac cgcggaaacg 180 gcatactact tcatcatcta agaaacgacc attttcatca aggcgagagt tcgcttgtgc 240 aacgacataa ctgtcttctt catcagcagt taagtagtca atttgatctg tgattgcatt 300 tgtatcaata tctactttac gataaggcgt ttcaataaag ccaaactcgt tgacacgcgc 360 ataactagat aatgagttaa tcaaaccaat gtttggaccc tctggtgttt caatcggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagaat aatgcacgtc acgaacttcc atttgtgcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaacg cagataaacg acgtttgt 518 21 507 DNA Staphylococcus lentus 21 ttcagggttc attaaaggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta aggcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttcaagga aaggaataca tgctgatggt gcagaaacaa cttgtttagg 120 agatacatcc atgtaatcca tacgttcttt aggtttagta gtgttgtcac cacggaaacg 180 acaaagaact tcatcgtcga cgaatctacc agtttcatct aatactgagt ttgcttgtgc 240 aacaacataa ctatcttctt catcagcagt tagataatca attctgtctg ttacttggtt 300 agtttcgata ttaactttac gatatggtgt ttcaataaag ccaaactcgt taactctagc 360 ataacttgaa agtgagttga ttaaaccaat gtttggtccc tctggtgtct caatcggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagaat agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc ataccagcac gttcacgagt 480 taaaccgccg ggtccaagcg ctgatag 507 22 505 DNA Staphylococcus kloosii 22 ttcacggttc atcaatggta ccgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta aggcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga aaggaataca tgctgtcgca gccgaaacaa cttgttttgg 120 tgatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt cgccataact gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acaaactact tcatcatcta agaaacgacc attttcatct aatttagagt tagcttgcgc 240 taccacatag ctatcttctt catcagctgt taaatagtca atttgatctg tgattgaatt 300 agtttctaaa tcaactttac ggtatggtgt ttcgataaag ccaaattcat taacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttga taagtccaat gtttggaccc tctggcgttt cgattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagaat agtaacgtca cgcacttcca tttgagcacg ttcacgagtt 480 aaaccaccag gtccaagcca gatag 505 23 518 DNA Staphylococcus intermedius 23 ttcagggttt aacaacggta ccgcttgacg ctgcatgttc gcacccatta acgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atgggataca cgctgtcgca gctgatacaa cttgtttcgg 120 cgatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt cgccatcgtt gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acatacaatc tcatcatcaa taaagcgacc gttttcatca agacgtgagt tcgcttgtgc 240 gacaacataa ctatcttctt catcagcagt taagtagtcg atttggtcag taatcgtatt 300 tgtttcaata tcaactttac gatatggtgt ttcgataaaa ccaaattcgt tcacacgtgc 360 ataactagat aatgagttga tcaaaccaat gtttggtccc tcaggtgttt cgattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagagt agtgtacgtc acgcacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgcgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg ctgatagacg acgtttgt 518 24 518 DNA Staphylococcus hyicus 24 ctctgggttc aataaaggca cggcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 cgagtcatcg ttttctaaga atgggataca tgctgtcgcc gcagaaacaa cttgtttcgg 120 tgatacgtcc atgtaatcca ttttttcttt agccattgtt gtattgttcc cacggaaacg 180 acaaacgatt tcgtcgtcga taaagcgtcc attttcatct aaacgtgagt tcgcttgggc 240 aacaacataa ctgtcttctt catccgcagt taagtaatca atttgatctg ttattgtatt 300 cgtttcaagg tccactttac ggtaaggcgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcgt taacacgcgc 360 ataacttgaa agtgagttga ttaatccaat gtttggaccc tctggcgttt cgattggaca 420 catacgaccg tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgcacttcc atttgggcac gttcacgcgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg cagataaacg acgtttgg 518 25 518 DNA Staphylococcus hominis 25 ttcaggattc atcaatggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta acgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttcaagga atggaataca agctgtcgct gctgatacta cttgtttagg 120 agatacatcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt tgccataaca gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acataccact tcatcatcta ggaaacgacc attttcatct aaacgagaat tggcttgtgc 240 aactacatag ctatcttctt catcagcagt taaataatca atttgatcag taatcgaatt 300 ggtatcaata tctactttac gatatggtgt ttcgataaaa ccaaattcat ttacacgtgc 360 ataactagat aatgagttaa ttaaaccaat gtttggtccc tctggtgttt caattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagaat agtgtacgtc acgaacttcc atttgtgcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaaag cagaaagacg acgtttag 518 26 507 DNA Staphylococcus haemolyticus 26 ttctgtgttc atcaatggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatca ttttcaagga aaggaataca tgctgtcgca gctgaaacta cttgtttagg 120 agatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttctcttt agccataact gtgttattac cacggaaacg 180 acatacgact tcatcatcta agaaacgacc attttcatct aagcgagagt tcgcttgggc 240 aactacatag ctatcttctt catcagcagt taagtagtcg atttgatctg taatagagtt 300 agtgtctaag tctactttac gatatggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat tcacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttaa tcaaaccaat gtttggtccc tctggagtct cgatcggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg cagaaag 507 27 507 DNA Staphylococcus gallinarum 27 ttcaggattc atcaaaggta cagcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga aaggaataca tgctgtcgca gcagatacaa cctgtttagg 120 tgatacatcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt tgccattaca gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacgact tcatcttcta cgaaacgacc attttcatct aatacagagt ttgcttgtgc 240 tactacataa ctgtcttctt catcagctgt taagtagtca atttgatctg taatagattg 300 tgtttcaata tcaactttac gatatggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat ttacacgcgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttga taagtccgat gtttggaccc tcaggtgttt cgattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagaat agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgagt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg ctgatag 507 28 518 DNA Staphylococcus felis 28 ttcgggattc attaaaggta cagcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atgggataca tgccgtcgca gcagaaacga cttgcttagg 120 cgatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt ggccatcgtt gtattgtttc cgcggaaacg 180 acatacaatc tcgtcatcca agaaacggcc ttcttcgtct aatcgtgcgt ttgcttgtgc 240 aacaacataa ctatcttctt catcagctgt aagatagtca atttggtctg taattttatt 300 tgtctcaaga tcgactttac gatatggtgt ttcgataaat ccaaattcgt taacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttga ttaatccgat gttcggcccc tctggcgttt caataggaca 420 catgcgacca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgcacttcc atctgtgcac gttctctcgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg cggatagacg acgtttat 518 29 507 DNA Staphylococcus equorum 29 ttcaggattc atcaatggca ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga aaggaataca tgctgtcgca gcagaaacaa cttgtttagg 120 tgaaacatcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt agccataact gtgttattac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcgtcttcta cgaaacgacc attttcatct aatacagagt ttgcttgagc 240 tactacatag ctgtcttctt cgtcagctgt taagtagtca atttggtctg tgattgaatg 300 tgtttcaaga tctactttac ggtaaggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat tcacacgcgc 360 ataactagat agtgagttga taagtccgat attcggaccc tctggtgttt cgattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagaat agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccgccg ggtcctaatg ctgataa 507 30 518 DNA Staphylococcus epidermidis 30 ttcaggattc attaaaggca ccgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gctcccatta acgcacggtt 60 agagtcgtca ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgttgct gctgaaacaa cttgttttgg 120 tgatacgtcc atgtaatcca ttttttcttt agccataaca gtgttattac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcatcatcta agaaacgacc attttcatca agtctagaat tagcctgtgc 240 aacaacgtag ctatcctctt catcagctgt caaataatct atttgatcag tgattgagtt 300 tgtatctaaa tccactttac gatatggcgt ttcaataaaa ccaaattcat tcactctagc 360 ataacttgac aatgagttta ttaaaccaat attaggaccc tcaggtgttt caattggaca 420 catacgccca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgcacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taatccacca ggccctagag cagataaacg acgtttgt 518 31 507 DNA Staphylococcus cohnii 31 ttctggattc atcaatggga ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgttgct gcagaaacaa cctgtttagg 120 agatacatcc atgtaatcca ttttttcttt tgccataact gtgttattac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcatcatcta agaagcgacc attttcatct aacttagaat ttgcttgtgc 240 tactacatag ctatcttctt cgtcagctgt taaataatca atttgatctg tgatactatt 300 cgtttcaaga tctactttac gatatggcgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat ttacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttaa tcaaaccaat gtttggtccc tctggtgttt cgattggaca 420 catacgaccg tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgcacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg ctgatag 507 32 507 DNA Staphylococcus chromogenes 32 ctcaggattt aacaaaggca ccgcttgacg ttggatgttc gcacccatta acgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga acggaataca tgcagttgcc gcagaaacaa cttgcttcgg 120 tgatacgtcc atgtaatcca ttttttcttt agccattgtt gtattgttcc cacggaaacg 180 acaaacgatt tcgtcgtcga taaagcgtcc attttcatct aaacgtgagt tcgcttgggc 240 aacaacataa ctgtcttctt cgtccgcagt taaataatca atttgatcag taattgcgtt 300 cgtttcaagg tctactttac gatacggcgt ttcaataaaa ccaaattcat taacacgcgc 360 ataacttgaa agtgagttga ttaatccaat atttggaccc tctggtgttt cgattggaca 420 catacgaccg tagtgagaat agtgaacgtc acgcacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacct ggtcctaaag cagataa 507 33 1025 DNA Staphylococcus carnosus 33 ttctggattc atcaatggta ccgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atgggataca agctgtcgca gctgatacta cttgttttgg 120 tgatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttgtctct gtccatcatt gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcttcgctga tgaagtgacc ttcatcatct aaacgagagt tcgcttgggc 240 tacaacatag ctgtcttctt cgtcagctgt tagatagtcg atttgatcag ttacagtatt 300 agtttcaagg tcaactttac ggtatggtgt ttcaataaaa ccgaactcgt taacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttga tcaaaccaat gtttggaccc tcaggagttt cgattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagaat agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgagt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg cagataattc tggattcatc aatggtactg cttgacgttg 540 catgttcgca cccattaatg cacggttaga gtcatcattt tctaagaatg gaatacaagc 600 tgtcgctgca gatactactt gtttaggaga tacatccatg tagtccattt tctctttagc 660 cataactgtg ttattaccac ggaaacgaca aacaacttcg tcatctaaga aacgaccatt 720 ttcgtctaaa cgagagttcg cttgggcaac aacataacta tcttcttcat cagcagttaa 780 gtaatcaatt tggtcagtga tagaattcgt atctaaatct actttacgat aaggtgtttc 840 aataaaacca aattcattta ctcgtgcata acttgataat gagttgatta aaccaatgtt 900 tggtccctca ggtgtttcga ttggacacat acggccatag tgagaatagt gaacgtcacg 960 cacttccatt tgggcacgtt cacgcgttaa accaccaggt cctaatgctg atagacgacg 1020 tttat 1025 34 518 DNA Staphylococcus capitis 34 ttcagtgttc atcaatggta ccgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgtagct gctgatacaa cttgtttagg 120 tgatacgtcc atgtaatcca ttttttcttt tgccataact gtgttattac cacggaaacg 180 acaaacaacc tcgtcatcta agaaacgacc attttcgtct aaacgtgagt tggcttgggc 240 aactacatag ctatcttctt catcagcagt taagtaatcg atttgatctg tgatagagtt 300 cgtatctaaa tcaactttac gatacggtgt ctcgatgaaa ccaaattcat ttactcgcgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttaa ttaaaccaat atttggaccc tctggtgttt caattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgtgagt aatgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgagt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg ctgatagacg acgttttg 518 35 507 DNA Staphylococcus auricularis 35 ttctgggttc attaaaggta ccgcttgacg ttgcatgttt gcacccataa gcgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgtcgct gcagaaacaa cttgtttagg 120 agatacatcc atgtagtcca tgcgttcttt aggtttagta gtgttgtccc cacggaaacg 180 acaaagaact tcatcatcaa cgaatttacc tgtttcatca agtacagagt ttgcttgtgc 240 aactacatag ctgtcttctt cgtcagctgt taagtagtcg attctgtcag taacttggtt 300 tgtctcgatg tttaccttac gataaggtgt ttcaatgaaa ccaaattcat taactcttgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttga ttaaaccaat gtttggtccc tcaggcgttt caattggaca 420 catacgacca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc ataccagcac gctcacgagt 480 taaaccaccc ggtcctaatg ctgatag 507 36 518 DNA Staphylococcus aureus 36 ttctggattc atcaaaggca ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 tgagtcatca ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgtcgct gctgaaacaa cttgcttcgg 120 cgatacatcc atataatcca ttttttcttt agccataact gtgttgttac cacggaaacg 180 acatacaact tcatcatcca tgaaacgacc attttcatct aatttagagt ttgcttgtgc 240 tacaacatag ctatcttctt cgtcagctgt taaatagtca atttgatcag tgatagcatg 300 tgtatctaaa tcaactttac gatatggtgt ttcaataaag ccgaattcat ttacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttaa tcaatccaat gtttggtccc tcaggtgttt caattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg ctgatagacg acgtttat 518 37 507 DNA Staphylococcus aureus anaerobius 37 ttctggattc atcaaaggca ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatca atgcacggtt 60 tgagtcatca ttttctaaga atggaataca tgctgtcgct gctgaaacaa cttgcttcgg 120 cgatacatcc atataatcca ttttttcttt agccataact gtattgttac cacggaaacg 180 acatacaact tcatcatcca tgaaacgacc attttcatct aatttagagt ttgcttgtgc 240 tacaacatag ctatcttctt cgtcagctgt taaatagtca atttgatcag tgatagcatg 300 tgtatctaaa tcaactttac gatatggtgt ttcaataaag ccgaattcat ttacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat aatgagttaa tcaatccaat gtttggtccc tcaggtgttt caattggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagagt agtgaacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg ccgatag 507 38 518 DNA Staphylococcus arlettae 38 ttcacggttc atcaacggta ctgcttgacg ttgcatgttc gcacccatta atgcacggtt 60 agagtcatcg ttttctaaga aaggaataca tgccgttgca gctgaaacta cttgcttagg 120 tgatacgtcc atgtagtcca ttttttcttt agccataact gtgttattac cgcggaaacg 180 acaaacaact tcgtcatcta aaaacttacc attttcatct aagttagagt tggcttgtgc 240 taccacatag ctgtcctctt catcagcagt taggtaatca atttgatctg taattgagtt 300 tgttgctaaa tctactttac ggtacggcgt ttcgataaag ccaaattcat ttacacgtgc 360 ataacttgat agtgagttaa ttaaaccgat gtttggtccc tctggtgttt cgataggaca 420 catacggcca tagtgagaat agtgtacgtc acgtacttcc atttgagcac gttcacgtgt 480 taaaccacca ggtcctaatg ctgataaacg acgtttat 518 39 556 DNA Staphylococcus caprae 39 taacccatta gctgagttga ctcataaacg tcgtctatca gcattaggac ctggtggttt 60 aacgcgtgaa cgtgcccaaa tggaagtgcg tgacgttcac tattctcact atggccgtat 120 gtgtccaatc gaaacacctg agggaccaaa cattggttta atcaactcat tatcaagtta 180 tgcacgagta aatgaatttg gttttattga aacaccttat cgtaaagtag atttagatac 240 gaattctatc actgaccaaa ttgattactt aactgctgat gaagaagata gttatgttgt 300 tgcccaagcg aactctcgtt tagacgaaaa tggtcgtttc ttagatgacg aagttgtttg 360 tcgtttccgt ggtaataaca cagttatggc taaagagaaa atggactaca tggatgtatc 420 tcctaaacaa gtagtatctg cagcgacagc ttgtattcca ttcttagaaa atgatgactc 480 taaccgtgca ttaatgggtg cgaacatgca acgtcaagca gtaccattga tgaatccaga 540 agcgccattt gttggt 556 40 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 40 ggtttaggat taaaagatgc 20 41 19 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 41 gaagaagttg gagctactg 19 42 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 42 aataagagca gggaaagaaa c 21 43 22 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 43 aaagaaaaga atgaatgaac tt 22 44 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 44 tatgcttatg gtatttagct a 21 45 25 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 45 aaacttaata gaaattcaaa ctaaa 25 46 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 46 gttcaaacga taaatagaga a 21 47 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 47 gaaacagatg ctaaagatgt 20 48 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 48 ccatatactg cgagtgggaa 20 49 26 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 49 tagaaattca atcaattaag tatatg 26 50 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 50 ttggtaatgc tttaccagat 20 51 25 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 51 tgcattacac cagcagatat cattg 25 52 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 52 gatgatattg accatttagg 20 53 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 53 tgaaagaatg tcaattcaag a 21 54 18 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 54 aaacccatta gctgagtt 18 55 26 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 55 tggtcgtttc atggatgatg aagttg 26 56 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 56 aagatagcta tgttgtagca 20 57 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 57 cttagagaac gatgactcta a 21 58 22 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 58 tagttggttt catgacttgg ga 22 59 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 59 ttgaaagtcc aacaaagcaa 20 60 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 60 ggtaaagtaa cgcctaaagg t 21 61 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 61 tggaggtatg ggcacttgaa 20 62 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 62 acatctttag catctgtttc 20 63 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 63 atcgtttgaa cgccactctt 20 64 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 64 tcatagtaag tttgcgccat 20 65 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 65 atctggtaaa gcattaccaa 20 66 25 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 66 caatgatatc tgctggtgta atgca 25 67 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 67 cctaaatggt caatatcatc 20 68 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 68 cgaatattaa ttaattgttg 20 69 24 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 69 gtgatagcat gtgtatctaa atca 24 70 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 70 taactatctt cttcatcagc 20 71 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 71 tgctacaaca tagctatctt 20 72 26 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 72 caacttcatc atccatgaaa cgacca 26 73 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 73 atgcaacgtc aggccgttcc g 21 74 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 74 agacgacgaa cagaatttca 20 75 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 75 gctcgaatga taacgtgatt 20 76 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 76 acttgtccaa tgttcatacg 20 77 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 77 catatgcttc aagtgcccat a 21 78 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 78 ccaagtggtt gttgtgtaac 20 79 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 79 tttagagctt tcactgtttg 20 80 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 80 caccatatga ccaagaacga a 21 81 22 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 81 caatcaagga gcctacctcc tt 22 82 21 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 82 gaaattattt acatcaatca a 21 83 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 83 taactatctt cttcatcagc 20 84 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 84 cccagtcttt tgtaggtccg 20 85 20 DNA Artificial Sequence primer 85 cccattcttt cacgacgtac 20 

1. rpoB gene or gene fragment of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, wherein it comprises a sequence such as described in sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 29 and 31 to 39, the reverse sequences and complementary sequences.
 2. rpoB gene of one of the bacteria Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus intermedius as in claim 1, wherein it corresponds to one of the sequences as described in sequences SEQ.ID. no.3 to
 6. 3. Fragment of a rpoB gene of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, wherein it consists of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 and the reverse sequences and complimentary sequences.
 4. Oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine and an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C or G, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences.
 5. Oligonucloetides as in claim 4, wherein they consist of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10 and the reverse sequences and complementary sequences in which N represents inosine.
 6. Detection method by molecular identification of a bacterium belonging to one of the species of the Staphylococcus genus, comprising contacting a sample containing or likely to contain nucleic acid of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus with a member selected from the group consisting of: an rpoB gene or gene fragment of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus comprising a sequence such as described in sequences SEQ.ID. no.1 to 29 and 31 to 39, the reverse sequences and complementary sequences, an rpoB gene of one of the bacteria Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus caprae and Staphylococcus intermedius comprising one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.3 to 6, the reverse sequences and complementary sequences, a fragment of a rpoB gene of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 and the reverse sequences and complimentary sequences, an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine and an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C or G, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences, and an oligonucleotide consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents inosine, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences.
 7. Method as in claim 6 comprising contacting a sample containing or likely to contain nucleic acid of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus with a member selected from the group consisting of: a fragment of a rpoB gene of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 and the reverse sequences and complimentary sequences, and an oligonucleotide consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents inosine, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences.
 8. Method as in claim 6, comprising the steps in which: a) at least one genus probe comprising an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine and an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C or G, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences, is contacted with a sample containing or likely to contain nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, and b) the formation or non-formation is determined of a hybridization complex between said genus probe and the nucleic acids of the sample, and the presence of said bacterium is thus determined in the sample if there is formation of a hybridization complex.
 9. Method as in claim 7, comprising the steps in which: a) amplification primers comprising an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine and an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C or G, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences, are contacted with a sample containing or likely to contain the nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, and with: as 5′ primer, an oligonucleotide chosen from among the oligonucleotides comprising a sequence included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 or the complemenetary sequences, and as 3′ primer, an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence included in one of sequences SEQ. ID. no.10 or 8 or respectively a complementary sequence. b) amplification of nucleic acids is performed by enzymatic polymerization reaction and the onset or absence of an amplification product is determined, and in this way the presence of said bacterium in the sample is determined if an amplification product occurs.
 10. Method as in claim 9, wherein said 5′ primer is selected from one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 or a complementary sequence, and said 3′ primer is the sequence of SEQ.ID. no.10 or a complementary sequence.
 11. Method as in claim 6, wherein it is sought to specifically detect a given species of a bacterium in the Staphylococcus group chosen from among the species: Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus simulans, Staphylococcus sciuri, Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus saphrophyticus, Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus pulveris, Staphylococcus muscae, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus lentis, Staphylococcus kloosii, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus hyicus, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus gallinarum, Staphylococcus felis, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus cohni, Staphylococcus chromogenes, Staphylococcus carnosus, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus auricularis, Staphylococcus aureus subs. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus subs. anaerobius, Staphylococcus arlettae, Staphylococcus caprae, method in which: a) a sample containing or likely to contain the nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium is contacted with at least one species probe consisting of a gene fragment selected from the group consisting of an rpoB gene or gene fragment of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus comprising a sequence such as described in sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 29 and 31 to 39, the reverse sequences and complementary sequences, and a fragment of a rpoB gene of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.1 to 39 and the reverse sequences and complimentary sequences, and b) the formation or absence of a hybridization complex is determined between said probe and the nucleic acids of the sample, and the presence is thus determined of said bacterium in the sample if there is formation of a hybridization complex.
 12. Method as in claim 6, wherein it is sought to detect a given species of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus chosen from among the species: Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus simulans, Staphylococcus sciuri, Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus saphrophyticus, Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus pulveris, Staphylococcus muscae, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus lentis, Staphylococcus kloosii, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus hyicus, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus gallinarum, Staphylococcus felis, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus cohni, Staphylococcus chromogenes, Staphylococcus carnosus, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus auricularis, Staphylococcus aureus subs. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus subs. anaerobius, Staphylococcus arlettae, Staphylococcus caprae method in which, in a sample containing or likely to contain the nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, the steps are performed in which: a) a sequencing reaction is conducted of an amplified rpoB gene fragment of a said given bacterium using nucleotide primers consisting of oligonucleotides comprising a sequence included in sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 as 5′ primer and SEQ.ID. no.10 as 3′ primer, and said complementary sequences, and b) the presence or absence of the given species of said bacterium is determined by comparing the sequence of said fragment obtained with the sequence of the complete rpoB gene of said bacterium or the sequence of a fragment of the rpoB gene of said bacterium respectively comprising said sequences no.11 to 39 and complementary sequences, and in this way the presence of said bacterium in the sample is determined if the sequence of the obtained fragment is identical to the known sequence of the rpoB gene or gene fragment of said bacterium.
 13. Method as in claim 12, wherein: at step a) the steps are conducted comprising: (i) a first amplification of the nucleic acid of said sample with a pair of 5′ and 3′ primers chosen from among oligonucleotides respectively comprising sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 and respectively SEQ.ID. no.10, preferably consisting of said sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 and 10, or the complementary sequences, and the occurrence or absence of an amplification product is determined, and (ii) a sequencing reaction of the amplicons determined at step 1 with the 5′ and 3′ primers consisting of oligonucleotides comprising sequences SEQ.ID. no.9 and respectively SE.ID. no.10, or their complementary sequences, preferably oligonucleotides consisting of said sequences SEQ.ID. no.9 and 10 or their complementary sequences, and at step b), the sequences obtained are compared with respectively one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 or their complementary sequences.
 14. Diagnosis kit which can be used in the method of claim 6, wherein it comprises at least one said oligonucleotide or gene fragment selected from the group consisting of: a fragment of a rpoB gene of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39 and the reverse sequences and complimentary sequences, an oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 12 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine and an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T C or G, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences, and an oligonucleotide consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents inosine, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences.
 15. Method as in claim 7, wherein it is sought to detect a given species of a bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus chosen from among the species: Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus simulans, Staphylococcus sciuri, Staphylococcus schleiferi, Staphylococcus saphrophyticus, Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus pulveris, Staphylococcus muscae, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus lentis, Staphylococcus kloosii, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus hyicus, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus gallinarum, Staphylococcus felis, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus cohni, Staphylococcus chromogenes, Staphylococcus carnosus, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus auricularis, Staphylococcus aureus subs. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus subs. xanaerobius, Staphylococcus arlettae, Staphylococcus caprae method in which, in a sample containing or likely to contain the nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus, the steps are performed in which: a) a sequencing reaction is conducted of an amplified rpoB gene fragment of a said given bacterium using nucleotide primers consisting of oligonucleotides comprising a sequence included in sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 as 5′ primer and SEQ.ID. no.10 as 3′ primer, and said complementary sequences, and b) the presence or absence of the given species of said bacterium is determined by comparing the sequence of said fragment obtained with the sequence of the complete rpoB gene of said bacterium or the sequence of a fragment of the rpoB gene of said bacterium respectively comprising said sequences no.11 to 39 and complementary sequences, and in this way the presence of said bacterium in the sample is determined if the sequence of the obtained fragment is identical to the known sequence of the rpoB gene or gene fragment of said bacterium.
 16. The Oligonucleotide of claim 4, comprising a sequence of 12 to 35 consecutive nucleotide patterns included in one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents a nucleotide chosen from among inosine and an equimolar mixture of 4 different nucleotides chosen from among A, T, C or G, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences.
 17. Method as in claim 9, wherein the 5′ primer is an oligonucleotide comprising one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 or the complemenetary sequences, and the 3′ primer is oligonucleotide comprising one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.10 or 8 or respectively a complementary sequence.
 18. Method as in claim 11, wherein said gene fragment is an oligonucleotide consisting respectively of one of said sequences SEQ.ID. no.11 to 39, the reverse sequences and complementary sequences.
 19. Method as in claim 12, wherein the nucleotide primers consist of oligonucleotides consisting of said sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 and 10, and said complementary sequences.
 20. Method as in claim 15, wherein the nucleotide primers consist of oligonucleotides consisting of said sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 or 9 and 10, and said complementary sequences.
 21. Method as in claim 8, wherein at least one genus probe comprising an oligonucleotide consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents inosine, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences, is contacted with a sample containing or likely to contain nucleic acids of at least one said bacterium of the Staphylococcus genus.
 22. Method as in claim 9, wherein the amplification primers comprise an oligonucleotide consisting of one of sequences SEQ.ID. no.7 to 10, in which N represents inosine, and the oligonucleotides of reverse sequences and complementary sequences. 